O. G. Solskjaer: "I Considered Substituting Fred Immediately After Half-time" © „Reuters“

„Manchester United“ experienced a defeat in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday against Paris Saint-Germain and failed to secure a spot in the last sixteen in the group stage. The most discussions after the match arose due to the behavior of "Red Devils" defender Fred during the game. The Brazilian lightly hit an opponent with his head in the first half, but after a VAR review, he was only shown a yellow card. Despite the defender looking nervous throughout the first half, "Man Utd" manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did not rush to substitute him. All of this ended with a questionable second yellow card for Fred and the "Red Devils" finished the match with ten men. After the match, the Norwegian admitted that he was considering replacing Fred right after half-time, but expressed dissatisfaction with the second yellow card shown to the Brazilian. "I was considering replacing Fred immediately after halftime. Still, in the first half, he played very well. I told him he must remain calm and avoid unnecessary mistakes. The incident for which he received the second yellow card was not even a foul." Fred had no right to hit an opponent in the first half, although I doubt if he even touched the opponent. In any case, he was lucky that the referee did not send him off the field in the first half," said O. G. Solskjaer after the defeat. After four rounds played in Group H, three teams - "Man Utd," PSG, and "RB Leipzig" have nine points each.