Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants Manchester United’s Premier League draw against relegated Fulham to be a “wake-up call” ahead of the Europa League final after his players overplayed in an attempt to entertain returning fans.
Old Trafford welcomed supporters back for the first time in 436 days on Tuesday evening, with the 10,000 in attendance making their feelings against the Glazer family loud and clear as they enjoyed their long-awaited return.
Edinson Cavani opened the scoring with an outrageous 35-yard clipped effort 15 minutes into his first match in front of United fans, but the hosts failed to turn their dominance into victory.
“A little bit of both (regret and hope),” he said. “The performance tonight has been there this season, but we were on the right side of fine margins tonight.
“What was different was Phonse (Alphonse Areola) making a few saves, one of their shots goes over the bar.
“On the flip side, we executed a lovely move to work a goal.
“Nothing really changed as I told the team to come here and play like a top team and be ultra brave. That was a risk but that’s how we put our stamp on it.”
