Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer apologised to fans and said Sunday's 4-0 loss to Everton showed that his team was far away from the standard needed to compete at the top of the Premier League table.
United have now lost five straight away games in all competitions for the first time since 1981 and have lost six of their last eight matches with their hopes of qualification for next year's Champions League fading with the latest loss.