3 concerns which need to be addressed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United

#1 Over-reliance on Matic and Herrera

Ander and Nemanja have been Solskjaer's number one central midfield pair

Ironically both Matic and Herrera, who got battered for their performances under Jose Mourinho, have now become United's two primary central midfielders under the caretaker manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Though Paul has been at the heart of everything United created upfront, Herrera and Matic made sure the momentum never dropped and provided stability in front of the back four.

However, the most prominent challenge Solskjaer faces is that United do not have an ideal backup to any of those players. Andreas Pereira got a start against Burnley, but he looked sluggish and was responsible for Burnley's opening goal on the day. Even Fred is not yet ready for English football and could be easily shrugged out of possession.

It's impossible for Nemanja and Ander to play every game week in and week out and Solskjaer has to find a way out to rotate his squad and make sure it doesn't cost the side dearly.

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Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee