Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he will not quit as Manchester United manager even after the Norwegian suffered his “darkest day” in football against Liverpool. 

A hat-trick from Mo Salah and goals from Diogo Jota and Naby Keita condemned United to their worst-ever home defeat to their great rivals. 

The capitulation at Old Trafford will increase the pressure on Solskjaer, whose side appear to be regressing at an alarming rate. Yet the Norwegian insists he is still the right man for the job. 

“I’ve come too far, we’ve come too far, we’re too close to give up now,” he told Sky Sports. 

Only once – in 1895 – have United lost this fixture by a greater margin. And Solskjaer, a cornerstone of one of the great United sides in the 1990s, admits he and his side have hit “rock bottom” following the devastating loss. 

“It’s not easy to say something apart from it’s the darkest day I’ve had leading these players,” he added. “We weren’t good enough, individually, as a team, can’t give a team like Liverpool them chances and unfortunately we did. 

“I understand human nature, players are going to be low, you look into the eyes, the character, we know we’re rock bottom, can’t feel any worse than this, see where we can take it.”