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straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer lauded Eric Bailly's performance after Manchester United went level on points with Liverpool.Bailly started his fourth consecutive United match for the first time since September 2017 in their 2-1 win over Aston Villa and executed a pivotal block in the final seconds to thwart substitute Keinan Davis.Solskjaer recalled Bailly for the Carabao Cup quarter-final win at Everton last week and the 26-year-old has formed an impressive

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has always been quick to identify the 'fine margins' which have been scattered throughout his Manchester United reign.From the dubious Presnel Kimpembe handball decision which gave Marcus Rashford the chance to break Paris Saint-Germain hearts early last year, to a similarly controversial decision to award United a penalty after the full-time whistle had sounded during their win over Brighton back in September.Despite being fortuitous

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has dismissed talk of a potential Manchester United title challenge 15 games into the Premier League season.United moved up to second oin the table through Marcus Rashford's 93rd minute strike against Wolves, their latest Old Trafford victory since Michael Owen's derby decider in 2009.Although United are waiting for the Premier League to schedule a date for their postponed match at Burnley, they have played an equal number of games as

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer's decision to replace Alex Telles with Luke Shaw at half-time was purely tactical, the manager said following Manchester United's late win over Wolves.Telles was one of six changes United made against Nuno Espirito Santo's side as Shaw dropped to the bench, but the Brazilian was withdrawn at the break after an uninspiring first-half performance from the whole team.Shaw made an impact when he came on for Telles in the closing stages of

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer asked Paul Pogba to give everything he has got ahead of Manchester United's meeting with Wolves on Tuesday night.The French midfielder was one of six changes made to the United team for the visit of Wolves after he started as a substitute during the Boxing Day draw with Leicester.When asked what Solskjaer had said to him ahead of the match Pogba told Stadium Astro: "Give it your best.

direct to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested he will continue to start Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire as he prepares his team to face Wolves tonight.Manchester United host Wolverhampton at Old Trafford looking to stretch their unbeaten Premier League run to 11 games and go second in the table with a win. Solskjaer suggested he use the depth of his squad against Wolves, given the quick turnaround in games after United's 2-2 draw at Leicester on Boxing Day.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer was not prepared to risk Axel Tuanzebe for Manchester United's lunchtime kick-off at Leicester after he played 90 minutes at Everton on Wednesday.Tuanzebe, 23, sustained a hamstring injury earlier this month and made his first start since November 4 in the Carabao Cup win over Everton in midweek at right-back.Aaron Wan-Bissaka was absent through injury for United's draw with Leicester on Boxing Day but, rather than retain Tuanzebe,

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has done more than enough to highlight his credentials as a Manchester United manager but there are still flickers of the naivety that cause bring the doubts back to the surface. Eric Bailly, recalled in the Premier League for the first time since October 4th, and Harry Maguire, Solskjaer's record signing, watched the ball and not the man with five minutes on the clock.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer admitted the Manchester United players felt 'flat' after they were denied an 11th consecutive Premier League away win at Leicester.Jamie Vardy's deflected effort found the net in the 85th minute as Leicester earned a 2-2 draw in a game where the hosts came from behind twice to secure a point.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has noticed a significant improvement in Anthony Martial's running stats, after hammering home the point to the Manchester United striker in training.Martial has returned to form of late after a difficult start to the season, scoring and assisting as a substitute in United's 2-0 Carabao Cup victory over Everton.The impressive cameo came on the back of a goal and assist in United's win over Sheffield United and two more assists in the

straight to your inbox every day for freeEdinson Cavani's experience and professionalism is helping the dressing room culture and standard of training at Manchester United. That is according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who waxed lyrical about the Uruguayan striker after his goal set United on course for a deserved 2-0 victory at Everton.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer was looking to 'change the dynamics of the game' when he introduced Luke Shaw during Manchester United's victory over Everton in the Carabao Cup.United booked their place in the last four of the competition on Wednesday night thanks to late strikes from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial.Both of the goals came after left-back Shaw replaced Alex Telles in the 85th minute of the match in a substitution which raised eyebrows as United

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Paul Pogba could stay at Manchester United if the club can convince him they are capable of winning silverware.Pogba's future at the club is unclear after multiple statements from his agent Mino Raiola over the last month claiming the World Cup winner is unhappy at the club and touting a transfer in next summer's transfer window.Solskjaer has praised Pogba's conduct in the wake of Raiola's interview with Tuttosport and has

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has cited the experiences Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra enjoyed in winning their first trophy with Manchester United behind his eagerness to win the Carabao Cup.Vidic and Evra joined United in January 2006 and endured chastening starts to their Premier League careers but collected winner's medals in the 4-0 League Cup final thrashing of Wigan the following month.Sir Alex Ferguson introduced the duo, as well as Kieran Richardson, off

direct to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Daniel James has worked hard to merit his selection in the Manchester United side against Leeds. Solskjaer has included James, Scott McTominay, Fred, David de Gea and Luke Shaw in his United team to take on the Yorkshire club at Old Trafford, from 4.30pm this afternoon.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, December 18.Solskjaer's Leeds warningOle Gunnar Solskjaer has warned his side will face a stern test from Leeds United this weekend.Leeds travel to Old Trafford in the Premier League for the first time in almost 17 years, having made a promising start to life back in the top flight.Marcelo Bielsa's side could go within three points of United with a win and Solskjaer, who scored four times

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer accepts he may have to temporarily break up the defensive partnership of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof to protect them from injury.Maguire, 27, became the first Manchester United outfield player since Gary Pallister in 1994-95 to play every minute in a Premier League campaign last season and he has not missed a minute in their 12 league games this term.Lindelof, 26, has partnered Maguire in all but one league match - the 6-1

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer hopes to start Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood together more often after Martial ended his Premier League drought.The trio lined up in the league for the first time since the 6-1 trouncing by Tottenham on October 4 when Martial was sent off in the first-half.Martial's three-match domestic suspension preceded a poor spell of form for the Frenchman, who scored his first league goal since July in the 3-2 win at

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United want to win the Europa League despite the possible ramifications of progressing in a crammed fixture schedule.United have drawn La Liga leaders Real Sociedad in the round-of-32, with both legs to be played in the last two weeks of February.Unlike last season's straight knockout format that was drafted up after the coronavirus pandemic put football on hiatus, every knockout stage will consist of two legs and

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer felt Manchester United were so tactically settled they did not need to make any more substitutions in their stultifying derby draw with City.United and City each managed just two attempts on target and Solskjaer and Pep Guardiola both only made one substitution.Solskjaer and Guardiola have been vocal in calling for the Premier League to reintroduce the five substitutions rule in a gruelling season for players but Solskjaer only sent

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer clarified Manchester United produced their 'best' performance under him in a Manchester derby because of their control and possession in the soporific goalless draw with Manchester CityUnited beat City three times last season, with their Premier League win at the Etihad underpinned by scintillating counter-attacking football, yet Solskjaer rhapsodized about their performance in Saturday's unwatchable stalemate.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Paul Pogba has earned his Manchester United start against City after reaching optimum fitness levels. Pogba makes his second successive Premier League start for United in the Manchester derby after netting in the 3-1 victory at West Ham last week.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists he is unaffected by what Mino Raiola said about Paul Pogba's future at Manchester United. Pogba, 27, started United's Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig on the bench a day after the emergence of an interview in which Raiola claimed the Frenchman was 'unhappy' at the club and would not sign a new contract.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer retains a sizeable section of support from the Manchester United dressing room but some players believe he is the source of the team's problems.The MEN understands a number of United players feel Solskjaer is to blame for their variable form this season and it has become an 'easy ride' playing for the club.Solskjaer became the first manager to lose six of their first 10 games in the Champions League while in charge of an English side

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer felt Manchester United defender Alex Telles was not 'streetwise' enough in their Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig.Leipzig took a 2-0 half-time lead through goals from Manchester City loanee Angelino and Amadou Haidara but Solskjaer felt Haidara's 13th minute goal could have been disallowed after a shove on Telles by Emil Forsberg.Telles did not go down under the contact from Forsberg but it appeared the goal was checked by the

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer knows he will need to get his Manchester United team selection spot on as they prepare to face RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday night.United are currently level on nine points with both Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain in Group H and know they will qualify for the knockout stages if they avoid defeat in Germany.Solskjaer will be desperate to witness a clear improvement from his side's first-half horror show at West Ham

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer faces a selection dilemma in the Manchester United midfield for Tuesday's trip to RB Leipzig after the thrilling win at West Ham.Solskjaer saw Paul Pogba return to form with a flourish at the London Stadium, while Bruno Fernandes again highlighted his importance to the side by coming off the bench to inspire the second-half comeback in the 3-1 win.But Donny van de Beek was hauled off at half-time after a poor 45 minutes and Fred will

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer tried to protect Bruno Fernandes by ending his run of consecutive Premier League starts for Manchester United.Fernandes had started in all 23 league matches he had been available for up to United's trip to West Ham, where he was named as a substitute.However, United's trailed 1-0 at half-time and their woeful first-half performance convinced Solskjaer to introduce Fernandes at the pause and he teed up Paul Pogba to equalise.United

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping to follow up on last weekend's impressive comeback victory over Southampton when his Manchester United side head to the London Stadium this Saturday.They come up against a familiar face in the opposite dugout, as well as a team who themselves are bang in form.While aided by a rather controversial last-minute VAR call, West Ham's 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Monday was their third successive victory and lifted them up to

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer does not believe Anthony Martial has had his confidence dented by the arrival of Edinson Cavani.Cavani, 33, replaced Martial as the centre forward in Manchester United's last two Champions League ties and came off the bench to score twice in the 3-2 comeback win at Southampton last weekend.Despite only making two starts this term, Cavani has scored more goals than Martial, who has managed just two strikes - one of them a penalty - in