No surprise as Solskjaer plays it dumb
Instead he sat on the fence declaring he wasn’t sure whether angry David Moyes had a point in insisting that goalkeeper Dean Henderson’s clearance down the right had drifted out of play.
Video evidence seems to show conclusively that was the case but the United boss did what most managers who benefit from dodgy decisions do in such cicumstances by claiming that he really wasn’t sure one way or the other.
Instead, he was keen to congratulate his team in managing a win against what he described as a good team who make it difficult for oppositions.
Commenting on the incident which turned the game he made it clear that it was a linesman’s, or should it be referees assistant’s, – job to make decisions of that nature.
He told Sky Sports: “I don’t know. The ball went more or less over my head so I can’t really say,” he said.
“The linesman’s in the best position to call it.
Then he added: “We played against a team who has drawn to City, they’ve beaten Leicester, Wolves, they’ve drawn to Tottenham – they’re a good team and they make it difficult for you.
“They’re very compact, they’re aggressive, the pressing is very good, one of the better ones in the league, how compact they are winning the ball from you, so I’m very, very pleased with the performance.”
All well and good but if the ball went over his head and he was of course beyond the touchline then it was out of play wasn’t it Ole?