Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed giving Jesse Lingard both barrels during their Carabao Cup win at Manchester City last night.

United won the second-leg 1-0, but lost the semifinal tie 3-2 on aggregate.

With the game approaching the hour mark, Lingard conceded possession, allowing City to quickly break on the counter.

A relieved Lingard turned away from the attack after the hosts failed to capitalise, only to have his manager grab his attention on the touchline.

"One more time and you're f****** off!" came the warning from Solskjaer.

The Norwegian was true to his word, with the England international withdrawn from the action less than 10 minutes later.

Asked about the incident after the game, the United boss attempted to play down his anger.

"Nah, it was just heat of the moment, (that happens) once in a while when you lose the ball," he told reporters.

"We try to play more – the next moment him and Victor [Lindelof] grew in confidence and started playing. Once in a while you're going to make mistakes.

"But if you're going to come here and just defend you've got no chance.

"We created one or two dangerous moments the way we played out but that's the way we want our boys to express themselves. We had to do that to release the pressure."