In the 2019-20 season, Manchester United killed the UEFA Cup semi-final, if it can win the title, Solskjaer will be true to prove that his replacement of Jose Mourinho is the right choice for Manchester United. But in the end, 1:2 lost to Sevilla without a final.
Going into the 2020-21 season, Manchester United started the season still not out of the UEFA Cup semi-final exit, and fell into the doldrums after a 0:1 home loss to Arsenal in the seventh round of the Premier League, and Solskjaer seems to be not far away from his dismissal.
The Champions League group exit sees Manchester United continue in the UEFA Cup. This may also be a blessing in disguise for Solskjaer's side - with another title win on the cards, plus Sevilla now have no chance of qualifying for the UEFA Cup as they are out of the Champions League group.
Sevilla, which has won three consecutive UEFA Cup titles, is known as the "top team of the UEFA Cup", and Inter, which made it to the final of last season's UEFA Cup, also lost to Sevilla. Manchester United is not wrong.
This season, Manchester United in the UEFA Cup all the way into the final, the final opponent, of course, is not Sevilla, but Villarreal, but the team's manager, it is the year the rate of Sevilla invented the UEFA Cup three consecutive miracles Emery.
Villarreal scored on a set piece in the 28th minute of the first half, scoring the first goal, and things were looking a little bleak for United. In the 55th minute, Cavani scored to equalize the score for United. However, neither side was able to get another goal after that. At the end of extra time, the score was still 1:1, and it went straight to the harsh penalty shootout.
For the first ten penalties, both sides took ten penalties. The eleventh penalty was a direct duel between the two goalkeepers. Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea failed to block the penalty kick taken by Villarreal goalkeeper Rulli. It was De Gea's turn, but the United goalkeeper's penalty was parried by Rulli. The game is over, 12:11, Manchester United is not in the championship.
The direct culprit for United's failure to win the title was goalkeeper De Gea, failing to parry his own shot from the opposing goalkeeper.
De Gea was once the world ranking No.1 goal God. 2015 summer window, De Gea is now close to the transfer of Real Madrid, but the transfer window is close to closing, Real Madrid failed to submit materials in a timely manner, the transfer of the sale lost.
This is a blessing not a curse for Real Madrid. Navas played brilliantly and assisted Real Madrid to win the Champions League 4 times in 5 years, it would be hard to say if it was De Gea instead.
United certainly wanted to keep the world's No.1 ranked goalkeeper at the time, but keeping him was not a blessing.
2018 World Cup, De Gea is no longer "God", but instead become "shot dead", that is, the opponent shot as long as the shot, De Gea can not pounce.
It's not good enough for United to sell De Gea again, plus there's no suitable replacement either.
It was De Gea who was in goal for Manchester United in their 1:2 loss to Sevilla in the 2019-20 UEFA Cup semi-final.
This time, the goalkeeper for Manchester United is still De Gea. Villarreal scored a goal in the first half, it is a free kick fast, Gerrard's pad shot caught De Gea off guard, if the change is Henderson, the situation will not be the same?
2014 World Cup Quarterfinals, Netherlands vs Costa Rica, the customary time 0:0 flat, extra time also did not score. The final moments of overtime, and later coached Manchester United's van Gaal made a surprising move, read the second for the goalkeeper, and is never in the game with Krul for the first goalkeeper Sillessen. But it is this substitution received a miraculous effect, finally, the Netherlands penalty shootout 4:3 to defeat the opponent into the semi-finals.
Today's Solskjaer, obviously lacks Van Gaal's courage and boldness, from the 90 minutes of the customary time to the first half of extra time, Solskjaer did not make any substitution adjustments, all five substitutions are in the second half of extra time. Henderson was on the bench, so why not think about it? A substitution like Daniel James for Pogba, for example, could have been left entirely to Henderson for De Gea.
