Much controversy generated the decision of the Manchester United to play the eighth day of the Premier League. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team moved to Leicester, some 100 miles away, in a flight that took just over ten minutes, a situation that caused harsh criticism from the press and fans due to the environmental situation we are experiencing.
Both the team and the staff had to travel by bus from Friday, but they changed their plans due to a disruption on the M6 road. Instead, they headed to Manchester Airport, where they boarded a plane to the East Midlands, a journey only 100 miles long.
This modification ended up generating a very harsh reaction due to the impact that flights have on global warming. But the directors of the ‘red devils’ had their qualms about the criticism, saying that its decision “was based on operational circumstances.”
In addition, the transfer to Leicester could not be more bitter: those of Solskjaer fell 4-2 against the ‘Foxes’ and fell from the fight for the leadership of the Premier. Cristiano Ronaldo could not score or help his team, which is now fifth in the rankings.