Man United change colour of their red BACKGROUND after players moaned they can’t SEE their team-mates at Old Trafford… and Gary Neville says move is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s ‘grey shirt moment’!
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested Manchester United perform worse at Old Trafford than away from home because players sometimes can’t differentiate the red shirts of their team-mates with the red banners in the stands.
With supporters not currently permitted inside the stadium because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the club covered lower tier seating in the stands with red branding.
While Solskjaer’s side have gone 22 consecutive away matches without defeat in the Premier League, they have lost four home league fixtures so far this season.
The lower tier seating at Old Trafford has been covered with a red wrapping with supporters not permitted to attend amid the Covid-19 pandemic
The red seat covering at Old Trafford contains quotes and other slogans
It has led former United captain Gary Neville to compare the situation with the infamous grey shirt game at Southampton in 1996.
Alex Ferguson’s team swapped from a grey away kit to a blue and white third strip at half-time during the 3-1 defeat at The Dell.
Neville tweeted: ‘This is Ole’s grey shirt moment’.
Asked about this ahead of Thursday’s home Europa League meeting with Granada, Solskjaer said: ‘You’ll see a change now the banners around the place. It is not red anymore, we have looked into this.
‘It shouldn’t be any reason really. But, some of the players have mentioned that split second decision, red shirts on red seats, we have tried to change that along with anti-racism campaign. That was important it is not red anymore.’
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