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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer felt his side were unlucky after crashing out of the Champions League with a 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig.
Speaking after the game, on BT Sport, he said: “We showed spirit in a comeback again- it’s different to the Premier League- you can’t give a team a three goal lead and expect to come back.
“We were unlucky towards the end, I felt the character was there and I almost thought it was in at the last minute too.
“Of course you can’t say we were good enough, we weren’t.
“In a difficult group we started well, then the turning point was the defeat to Istanbul- that’s where we lost the points that we should have had- today we were clime and we knew we had to defend crosses and balls in the box, but we just couldn’t clear then.”
On-loan Manchester City player Angelino stunned the Red Devils with a SECOND-MINUTE strike, then set up Amadou Haidara for No.2.
Justin Kluivert struck Leipzig’s third before a late Bruno Fernandes penalty and a Paul Pogba header gave United some hope.
But the defeat plunged United into the Europa League and increases the heat on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The United boss had left Pogba on the bench following his agent Mino Raiola’s claims that he is unhappy and wants out of Old Trafford.
But Solskjaer insisted: “My decisions tonight are tactical, it’s a team selection. We decided on the midfield for this game before we played West Ham.”
Harry Maguire meanwhile admitted United weren’t ready and started too slow.
He said: “We started the game too slow, we weren’t good enough for the first 20 minutes and gave ourselves too much to do.
“At 2-0 down we said the next goal was crucial.
We came close at the end but we didn’t start the game well.
“I don’t want make excuses about the shape. It is not an excuse.
“If you can’t defend crosses you are going to lose matches.
“It’s a tough group but we felt we should get through. I am gutted for everyone. This club deserves to be in this competition.”