Solskjaer's in-game management again dubious.
From the moment Wan-Bissaka was sent off, United played for a 1-0. Then they played for a 1-1. They got neither. They got what they deserved.
Solskjaer switched to a defensive trident, a needlessly negative switch that heaped more pressure on United and it backfired when Varane was blindsided by Moumi Ngamaleu for the equaliser.
United improved when Nemanja Matic was introduced and his arrival should have been sooner. The late use of Matic encapsulated Solskjaer's decision-making in that he had no intention of over-exerting a probable starter at West Ham in five days' time when a point was deemed acceptable.
But United did not get their point. Solskjaer inexplicably hooked Fred, secure beside Matic, for the irrelevant Anthony Martial and it was another ineffectual substitute, Jesse Lingard, whose blind pass was intercepted by Jordan Siebatcheu. David de Gea was a condemned man. Once again, Solskjaer - the super sub as a player - did not make super subs.
The Young Boys substitutes and staff stormed the pitch. Their manager, David Wagner, presided over Huddersfield's most famous Premier League victory over United by the same scoreline.
This is ostensibly the best United squad since when they were last the competition's holders and they are better equipped to reach the latter stages. Their three changes in Bern consisted of recalling internationals from Sweden, Brazil and the Netherlands yet United played within themselves and portrayed an inferiority complex.
That did not tally with the bullish note Solskjaer struck on the eve of the tie. United blew it in the group stage last year and have reached the quarter-finals a pitiful twice since their schooling by Barcelona at Wembley in 2011.
Wan-Bissaka was fortunate just to retain his place. The £50million right-back's recent selections have been by default and he is the weak link in United's stellar defence, unreliable at both ends, and he has regressed over the last year.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/young-boys-vs-man-united-21570087
Self destructed against Young Boys. Maybe should get David Wagner to manage Man Utd. He managed Hudderfield & beat Solskjaer's Man Utd. Now he manages Young Boys & beat Solskjaer's Man Utd again.