Lots of Manchester United fans have been urging the Old Trafford outfit to land Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa as a replacement for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, after being humbled at home by inner-city rivals Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.
Solskjaer was appointed as the interim replacement for current Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho in December 2018, and was later named as the permanent Red Devils head coach in March having lost once in 13 league games under the Norwegian.
But things soon derailed for the former Manchester United striker, who has since overseen ten Premier League wins from a possible 29, lost both Champions League matches against FC Barcelona last term and drew 0-0 with Wolves in the FA Cup at the weekend.
Their route to the 2020 Carabao Cup Final took a major dent on Tuesday night, as well, when strikes from Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez and an own goal from Andreas Pereira ensured Manchester City hold a 3-1 lead heading into the Semi-Final Second-Leg.
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City blew United apart in the first-half at Old Trafford in an embarrassing display for Solskjaer’s Red Devils, just a month after they conjured a 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium to damage the Sky Blues’ hopes of a third-straight Premier League honour.
Manchester United were stunned the moment Silva opened the scoring on Tuesday night, and Pep Guardiola’s visitors took control of the game and toiled with their once-dominant rivals until a late show of resilience when captain Marcus Rashford pulled one back.
Losing in such fashion on home soil appears to be enough for some Red Devils supporters, who are now longing to see our head coach Bielsa do what Rio Ferdinand did in 2002 and leave Elland Road for Old Trafford.
Bielsa has been at the helm since the summer of 2018 and has overseen 43 wins in 80 matches, and clearly impressed some Manchester United supporters for the way he organised the side against Arsenal in the FA Cup on Monday night.
Here are some of the messages shared from Red Devils fans wanting Bielsa to replace Solskjaer at Old Trafford…
Bielsa at Man Utd would be different gravy. Ole hasn’t improved the players at all. We are tactically naive all over the pitch. Woodward and the Glazers are destroying this club. Nothing will change until they go.
— Jonathan Deighton (@JonDeighton) January 7, 2020
Love Oli GS, but this isn’t working 😞 Need Edward Woodward to move on too. Going to take minimum two years to catch up. I’d like Marcelo Bielsa to get the gig – rated by Pep as the best coach in the world #ManUtd #MUNMCI
— India Willoughby (@IndiaWilloughby) January 7, 2020
Marcelo Bielsa😎
— louie (@AnjimbiMwashi) January 7, 2020
@ManUtd should go all out for Marcelo Bielsa really need a manager that will shake this players off and not smile with them all the time and discipline them throughly
— Abraham MUFC #AllRedAllEqual (@AttaAbraham) January 7, 2020
I won’t say I would love Pochettino I would love Marcelo Bielsa who will do well with a team with quality players and a disciplined minded Manager who doesn’t mess around or put a hugging hand on players who don’t deserve it @ManUtd
— Abraham MUFC #AllRedAllEqual (@AttaAbraham) January 7, 2020
I think bielsa from Leeds would be better than poch they played well against Arsenal
— Aadam Rahim (@AadamRahim7) January 7, 2020
Marcelo Bielsa as #MUFC manager?
— Billy Donovan (@billod86) January 7, 2020
Bielsa would be awesome!!!!
& If @manutd came calling, dont think he would say no#mufc
— UglyBear (@UglyBear_) January 7, 2020
Ole out? If so, who should replace him? Marcel Bielsa or Poch for me
— MUFC ♥️🤗 (@MufcLyf) January 7, 2020
@MrTomMcDermott What do you think of Bielsa fir #mufc its out the box. But hes a tactical genius
— Wade (@NewWaveWade) January 7, 2020
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