Solskjaer: "United play worse at home? The problem is the color of the stands"

Manchester United are preparing to receive Granada for the return of the quarterfinals of the Europa League. It will be the third European qualifying match played at Old Trafford this year. In the theater of dreams, however, things have not been going very well until now. Against Milan, for example, the red devils suffered and  draw at the last minute; against Real Sociedad they even drew 0-0 after having crushed the Basques 4-0 away.
This led English reporters to ask manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer if there is actually a factor that makes Manchester less focused when playing at home. The answer surprised everyone: there is a problem, and it is the color of the steps. "You will see a change now, if you have seen the banners in the stands they are no longer red, but black," explained the manager at a press conference. "We studied it. There really shouldn't be a reason why we did worse at home, but players said that when they had to make an immediate decision and looked up to find a mate the red jerseys would blend into the red background. So we changed the background, it was important that it wasn't red anymore, ”he added. In England, this decision reminded many of another made by Sir Alex Ferguson 25 years ago. At the time, the manager ordered his players to change their shirts at half-time in a match against Southampton, claiming that the gray color of the outfit confused them. From that point on, those jerseys were no longer worn by Manchester, after the suit had only been used in five games - of which United lost four and drew one.