Manchester United manager Solskjaer sends message to Fred amid criticism

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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has defended Fred in the face of growing criticism from the midfielder.

United are set to do without the 28-year-old for their Premier League trip to Leicester today as Fred started Brazil’s 4-1 World Cup qualifying win over Uruguay in Manaus, who started at 1.30am UK time, Friday morning.

Fred, who started alongside Liverpool henchman Fabinho, provided quality assist to Neymar to open the scoring in the first half and he started in 10 of the last 12 Brazil internationals he was available for. .

However, Fred’s presence in United squads infuriated a significant portion of the fan base and Fred was guilty of equalizing Everton in their 1-1 draw at Old Trafford two weeks ago.

As Solskjaer prepares to break the Fred-Scott McTominay axis who started in the last three league games, he stressed the qualities of the Brazilian while regretting his absence.

“It’s a trip, it’s a long trip there,” Solskjaer said of Fred and Edinson Cavani’s participation in qualifying. “Of course, they lost an international window and they have to catch up somewhere. Unfortunately, that’s how it is.

“Fred played really well, gave a nice pass for Neymar, so he would have had a lot of confidence showing how good he is again.

“Edinson needed the minutes. He lost quite a few weeks at the start of the season and that was important to him so we should be able to do without them for this game and they should be back by midweek. “

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