Everton vs Manchester United: Furious Ole Gunnar Solskjaer accuses Premier League of ‘setting us up to fail'

Solskjaer angry with quick turnaround after midweek trip to Turkey

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer furiously accused Premier League fixture schedulers of setting Manchester United up to fail with the timing of their visit to Everton.

United recorded a much-needed 3-1 win at Goodison Park less than 72 hours after a Champions League defeat away to Istanbul Basaksehir and long journey home.

Solskjaer has hinted at his frustrations over the scheduling this week but was angry after the final whistle, insisting that authorities had to do more to protect players.

Luke Shaw, the United full-back, picked up a hamstring injury during the second half and Solskjaer blamed the quick turnaround for the issue.

"We were set up to fail," he told BT Sport. "The kick-off time set us up to fail.  

"We have been to Turkey, played loads of games this season already, we got back Thursday morning and we are playing Saturday lunchtime, it's an absolute shambles.

"These boys deserve better. Luke Shaw has got injured because of it. It's a hamstring which might be a long one and Marcus Rashford might be struggling.

"The authroirtes set us up for fail, who is responsible? We've had enough of that.  

"Players this season, in these times, a pandemic, mentally and physically it's draining. Let us play on a Sunday, there's an international break after this, it's a joke."