Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Man Utd boss given Everton flashback after draw at Sheffield United

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted elements of Manchester Uniteds 3-3 draw at Sheffield United evoked memories of the defeat he suffered last year, but commended the manner in which his players responded at Bramall Lane.
Manchester United stared a fifth defeat of season from the face when goals in either half of John Fleck and Lys Mousset moved the newly-promoted Blades to within 18 minutes of the following famed Premier League scalp.
But unlike April defeat at Goodison Park, the side of Solskjaer produced a comeback since Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood and Brandon Williams all scored in the space of seven minutes because Manchester United closed onto the unlikeliest of victories.
Oli McBurnies 90th-minute equaliser refused them all 3 points, but Solskjaer had no choice except to draw on the borders with elements of this performance informs the Manchester United boss of possibly the lowest point of his tenure at the club.
It was a very poor performance, Solskjaer explained. I was thinking back to Everton, since that group gave up. But this team didnt. To turn it was a fantastic answer.
We played poorly in the first half, did not win any challenges, we did not stick to what wed planned, but to be able to shake these first-half anxieties away when you are 2-0 down rather than give up was fantastic.
You dont expect gamers to contribute up, but this past year we did and that season we did not. So theres a large gap in that respect.
The overriding sense is optimistic, though the significant area of the game is unfavorable, and we are disappointed with it. But thats soccer for you.
To have the character to stick in there and then turn it was great and in the long run, we were disappointed not to hold onto the guide.
Solskjaer was keen to emphasise that the marked changed in mentality in the group he inherited to the one at his disposal today, including:Sometimes soccer is past strategies. The gap in the group this season when as opposed to last is huge.
They never provide in. This past year we would have gone instead of coming back, four or four down. We would not have been able to come back.
All on the scoresheet, the United comeback showcased three targets from players aged 22 or below for the first time since April 1996, when Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and David Beckham found the goal.
And Solskjaer expects the precious lesson his youthful squad endured in Bramall Lane will serve them in good stead going forward.
The boys have learned a lesson out of the initial 71 moments, and from there to the 95th minute, Solskjaer added.
We had to go to it at the second half and put another man on. I could have changed all 11 players besides David de Gea because he kept us in it.
We attracted young players on, Brandon and Mason scored. The biggest portion of it was the way they had the character to stay in the game and turn it around.
Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness was critical of the functionality of Manchester United, also said the showing that had uttered it could not be balanced out by their showing.
The vast majority of instances, when they go 2-0 down, theyre not getting back into the match, he explained. Sheffield United put so much effort to the first 70 minutes, so recall they have just got promoted.
They turned like a team of big heads, turning and enjoying a game of soccer and not having to go to war. No one will come to this stadium and get a result if thats a normal functionality from them unless theyre ready to dig