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'We needed Matic and Lingard' - Solskjaer explains Ronaldo and Fernandes substitutions after Man Utd loss

The manager discussed his decisions while Harry Maguire called on the team to be more disciplined

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explained his decision to take Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo out of Tuesday's game with Young Boys after Manchester United fell to a shocking 2-1 defeat.

With Man Utd up a goal and down a man, Solskjaer took off to two Portuguese stars, replacing them with Nemanja Matic and Jesse Lingard.

It was Lingard that teed up Jordan Pefok for the winner in the game's final moments, prompting Solskjaer to explain the decision to take off the two stars.