Pochettino or Solskjaer? United went with Solskjaer - always looked the wrong decision for me.
Irrespective of tonight as I can't blame OGS for that, he had his hands tied by the (fit) players he currently has at his disposal and was playing a top quality side no matter how they performed tonight, this looks a premature appointment to me.
Admittedly Solskjaer has done well, better than could realistically have been expected, but over only three months of a single season compared to much better over several years and tested in only a part of any manger's skill set. He's untested on signings, building a team or being consistently successful over any real length of time. Tbf he just hasn't had the chance to be properly proven.
So although he was far easier to appoint, it's a premature appointment and a massive gamble on a largely unproven manager.
Maybe it's one where United had little choice over, as there were obvious and perhaps unsurmountable obstacles in the way of getting Poch, although apparently he realises his ceiling at Spurs may have already been reached and AC Milan may now get him.
I suspect, although admit I don't have all the facts, that fan pressure and ease of appointment perhaps became a bigger influence than it should have.
A quick appointment to appease the fans and release the pressure valve is easy but there'll be plenty of time to regret it if it goes wrong next season.
Pochettino always looked a safer and more certain bet to me even if it would have been an expensive and more difficult one, I think a club of United's stature should have gone with the more certain bet even if more difficult.