Manchester United's Premier League Win Ratio Without Penalties Under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Is Surprisingly Low

Manchester United have only won five games in the Premier League without a penalty being awarded since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's permanent appointment in March.

Solskjaer has helped turn United's form around in recent weeks and 'The Red Devils' are on an eight match unbeaten run in all competitions.

One key factor in United's goal output this season has been penalties with United receiving ten in the Premier League.

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However, United have been accused of relying on spot-kicks and their domestic win ratio without them is five wins out of 36.

Their Premier League win ratio without penalties under the Norwegian stands at 14%, with those victories coming in the following games per TransferMarkt:

2-1 vs Watford on March 30th 2019

3-1 vs Brighton & Hove Albion on November 10th 2019

4-1 vs Newcastle United on December 26th 2019

0-2 vs Burnley on December 28th 2019

0-2 vs Chelsea on February 17th 2020

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United won two penalties in their 3-1 victory over Norwich City in October but had both saved by Tim Krul.

Penalties are part of the game but some fans have used United's reliance on them as a way to criticise their style of play.

Solskjaer discussed why United are winning so many penalties back in September and put it down to the ability of his side's forward players.

"I think it's the type of players we've got," Solskjaer told The Mirror in September. "They've got quick feet, good skills and most of them haven't even been debatable."

United had the chance to move within one point of the top four on Sunday when they took on Everton at Goodison Park.

But they were shocked early on when a David De Gea error gave Carlo Ancelotti's side a lead through Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Bruno Fernandes scored for the third consecutive game to draw United level just past the half hour mark.

'The Toffees' thought they'd won it in the dying breath before a VAR interruption.

Calvert-Lewin thought he had snatched a late winner but his second of the game was scratched off with Gylfi Sigurdsson judged to have obstructed De Gea.

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Topics: Football, Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Penalty

Daniel Marland

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