Ole Gunnar Solskjaer slammed football authorities for their scheduling as Manchester United were made to play on Saturday lunchtime - around 48 hours after returning from Turkey.
The Red Devils claimed a much-needed 3-1 victory over Everton at Goodison Park, easing the pressure on the Norwegian, was facing a third straight defeat before United overturned a 1-0 deficit to win.
Many expected a relieved Solskjaer to emerge for his interview on BT Sport, but he had different ideas.
His side lost in the Champions League in Istanbul on Wednesday evening, returning to England early on Thursday before starting their preparations for the short trip to Goodison.
A seething Solskjaer said: “We were set up to fail, simple as that.
“How can you expect players to perform to the best of their ability when you send them out at 1230? Absolute joke.
“A month ago we tried to move this game. What sense is there for us to play on a Saturday when we could play on the Sunday and there is an international break afterwards?
“I can’t say enough how hard these times are for everyone, not just footballers, and we want to see football with quality.