Man Utd boss Solskjaer: "The kick-off time set us up to fail."

Solskjaer, Manager of Manchester United speaks with Victor Lindelof [Getty]

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blasted the Premier League's scheduling after his side's 3-1 win at Everton on Saturday lunchtime, saying his Reds "were set up to fail".

United travelled to Turkey to play Istanbul Basaksehir for their Champions League group stage clash on Wednesday and returned to face Everton at Goodison Park in the weekend's early kick-off.

The Red Devils, however, bounced back to winning ways as they came from behind to seal an important win on the road, thanks to a double from Bruno Fernandes and a late strike from Edison Cavani.

The homeside broke the deadlock through Bernard in the first half but weren’t able to topple the United defence on the day.

And, after the win, Solskjaer, who was happy with the result but also quite emotional, took a swipe at the authorities, claiming the likes of Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford, and a few others are now struggling with their fitness.

The Norwegian told BT Sport: "We were set up to fail. 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.

"The players were brilliant. Cavani is getting better and better."

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