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straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Paul Pogba's introduction gave Manchester United more confidence in their rousing Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain.Solskjaer named Pogba on the bench for the second game running in United's group stage opener as he retained the midfield axis of Scott McTominay and Fred following Saturday's 4-1 win at Newcastle.United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 against PSG as centre-backs Harry Maguire and Eric Bailly were out injured.

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer lauded Alex Telles's corner-taking after the Manchester United full-back's debut against Paris Saint-Germain.New £13.6million signing Telles, 27, started at left wing-back as United reverted to a back three in their superb Champions League group win at the Parc des PrincesUnited led 1-0 at half-time but were close to going in 2-0 up after Scott McTominay met Telles's inswinging corner that was deflected wide.

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer revealed Scott McTominay played with 'one eye' in the first-half of Manchester United's Champions League triumph over Paris Saint-Germain as he lost a contact lens. McTominay and Fred started in a midfield axis at the Parc des Princes again 19 months after their partnership underpinned United's round-of-16 comeback against PSG.

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Axel Tuanzebe 'almost surprised' the Manchester United staff with the standard of his performance in the win over Paris Saint-Germain. Tuanzebe, 22, was recalled for his first appearance since the League Cup quarter-final against Colchester on December 19 and was outstanding in United's 2-1 Champions League group stage victory.

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has assured Odion Ighalo he is still a 'very important member' of the Manchester United squad despite the arrival of Edinson Cavani.United signed Cavani, 33, on deadline day eight months after Ighalo, 32, joined on a deadline day loan from Shanghai Shenhua.Ighalo made a superb start for United, scoring five in his first four starts before the lockdown, yet the Nigerian has seldom impressed since European football restarted in June.United

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has refused to say whether Sergio Romero, Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones still have futures at Manchester United. The trio were excluded from United's 25-man Champions League squad and Romero's wife, Eliana Guercio, accused United of showing her husband 'no respect' by denying him a deadline day transfer.

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United are trying to find a balance to accommodate Donny van de Beek in their starting XI. Van de Beek came on in the 76th minute and played an instrumental role in United's winner by sparking the counter-attack that was finished by Bruno Fernandes.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says there was 'no problem' with Bruno Fernandes following his half-time removal against Tottenham.Fernandes put United 1-0 up in the second minute but a first-half capitulation left United trailing Tottenham 4-1 at half-time and Solskjaer substituted Fernandes and Nemanja Matic at the pause.A day after the 6-1 thrashing, rumours spread of a half-time bust-up involving Fernandes and Matic, while there was also

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has indicated Harry Maguire will start if he is fit enough to travel to Newcastle United on Saturday evening.Maguire, 27, was sent off in the 31st minute of England's Nations League defeat by Denmark on Wednesday night to prolong his dire start to the season and sustained a knock prior to his dismissal.The United captain was abysmal in the 6-1 thrashing by Tottenham and there have been calls from some supporters for Maguire to be dropped

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes the French media are trying to intensify speculation surounding Paul Pogba's future due to his connection with compatriot Zinedine Zidane.World Cup winner Pogba, 27, said at France's Clairefontaine training base last week that 'all footballers would like to play for Real Madrid' and it is a 'dream' for him to join Real Madrid.Pogba's agent Mino Raiola said last December the reappointment of Zidane as Real coach was a key factor

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer is adamant Paul Pogba will see out his Manchester United contract despite expressing interest in moving to Real Madrid again.Pogba, 27, said on international duty last week that 'all footballers would like to play for Real Madrid' and it is a 'dream' for him to join Real Madrid.United resisted Pogba's attempts to engineer a transfer last summer but the France international has technically entered the last year of his contract and the

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United expect Edinson Cavani to miss the Premier League trip to Newcastle after the international break as he in self-isolation after his arrival in the UK. The news will come as a blow to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who will be without Anthony Martial for the game at St James' Park on Saturday, October 17, as he begins a three-man game for the red card he received in the defeat to Tottenham at the weekend.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has told Aaron Wan-Bissaka that it is up to him if he wants to improve certain areas of his game after his latest England snub, but rejected comparisons with Liverpool counterpart Trent Alexander-Arnold as unfair.Gareth Southgate named a 30-man squad for games against Wales, Denmark and Belgium but there was still no room for the Manchester United right-back.Wan-Bissaka was one of United's best performers last season and is considered to be the best

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has blamed the money wasted in the Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho eras as a key reason for Manchester United's cautious approach in the transfer market now.United are reluctant to be seen overpaying for transfer targets and have made a point of negotiating prices down during Solskjaer's first three transfer windows as manager.That caution has been particularly prevalent this summer, with the club counting the cost of the coronavirus pandemic on

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes the squad depth at Manchester United is good enough, after stating at the end of last season it needed improving.United have completed only one deal during the 10-week summer transfer window in the shape of Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek.The Norwegian said in April he wanted to ‘exploit’ the transfer market in the wake of the coronavirus.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United will face Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig, and Istanbul Basaksehir in this season’s Champions League group stages.The draw for the competition took place on Thursday afternoon, and it saw United drawn against a formidable trio of opponents.Top of the bill are French champions and last season’s runners-up Paris Saint-Germain.They are followed by German side RB Leipzig who reached the semi-finals last term, and current Turkish Super

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer could use Donny van de Beek on the left of his front three after his impressive performance in Manchester United's Carabao Cup win at Brighton.The Holland international played as United's advanced central midfielder at the Amex Stadium but he often drifted to the left under instruction from Solskjaer and finished the game in a position that he could find himself featuring in more frequently.The United boss hailed Van de Beek's tactical flexibility and

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer's attempt at humour about the dimensions of the goalframe at Brighton was clumsy if innocuous. He soon discovered that laughing at the expense of Jose Mourinho is like telling Joe Pesci he's a 'funny guy'.Mourinho is an expert in deadpan comedy and stand-ups would have marvelled at his delivery that Solskjaer would 'never accept to play with a 17-yard box, I think he would prefer a 22-yard box'.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer is open to signing a new left-back before the transfer window closes next week, and negotiations are continuing with Porto over a possible transfer for Alex Telles. Manchester United have been monitoring Telles this summer and could land him for far less than his £36million release clause because his contract expires in 2021.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer admits he is 'worried' about the survival of lower league clubs after the British government scuppered plans for supporters to return to stadiums next month.A second wave of coronavirus infections has led to a tightening of restrictions, including the halting of plans for spectators to return to sports venues in England from October 1 on a socially-distanced basis.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer rhapsodized about Eric Bailly when asked about the possibility of Manchester United moving for a centre-back before deadline day.United are believed to be open to reinforcing at centre half with Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo preparing for possible transfers, Phil Jones injured and Axel Tuanzebe not match-fit.Solskjaer started Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof in last week's 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace and Lindelof was culpable for all three goals.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Mason Greenwood will develop into a centre forward for Manchester United but joked the teenager needs to work on his heading.Greenwood, 18, scored his 18th goal for United in the 3-0 Carabao Cup win at Luton Town after coming on in the 78th minute and is in line to start at Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.Solskjaer settled on an attacking trident of Greenwood, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford after the Premier League's restart in

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists Harry Maguire does not need a rest after he started his 18th consecutive match for Manchester United.Maguire was the only survivor from the weekend's 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at Luton Town, where United started their Carabao Cup campaign with a 3-0 victory.United have eight centre halves in their first-team squad but Phil Jones is injured, Axel Tuanzebe is not match-fit and Marcos Rojo and Chris Smalling are not under consideration for

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer praised Dean Henderson after the 23-year-old made his debut for Manchester United in the win against Luton.Henderson returned to United this summer following an impressive two-year loan spell at Sheffield United and will challenge David de Gea for the No.1 jersey at Old Trafford.Solskjaer opted to use De Gea for the Premier League opener against Crystal Palace with Henderson forced to settle for a place on the bench.The England international was barely

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer doesn't expect to see Manchester United really hit their stride for another four or five games as his squad try to build up their match fitness.United were beaten by Crystal Palace in their first Premier League game of the new season and with some of the squad having only had a week of pre-season training they looked understandably short of match sharpness against the Eagles.Solskjaer's side could fit in only one pre-season friendly before the campaign

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer admits Manchester United are 'short' after their Premier League season started with a humiliating home defeat to Crystal Palace.United were humbled 3-1 by Palace amid mounting fan disgruntlement over their lack of transfer activity and their only summer signing, Donny van de Beek, started on the bench.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer admits Manchester United endured a 'bitter' end to last season but there is a bullish mood in the squad due to their domestic form.United went out of the Europa League in the semi-finals to Sevilla, having lost at the last four stage of the League Cup and the FA Cup in another trophyless season.The club have not gone this long without silverware since the late 80s but United are unbeaten in the Premier League since the 2-0 home defeat to Burnley on

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer admits Manchester United's transfer window has not gone as planned as they endeavour to strengthen the squad before deadline day.Although United have enhanced their squad with Donny van de Beek from Ajax they have failed to reach a breakthrough for Jadon Sancho and fans online are becoming increasingly disgruntled.United are prepared to invest a British record fee for Sancho, 20, but have no intention of meeting Borussia Dortmund's €120million valuation

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer told Manchester United players they needed to be more clinical after a dominant first-half against Aston Villa.United trailed 1-0 at half-time and ended up losing their only pre-season friendly at Villa Park after squandering several presentable chances either side of Ollie Watkins' 16th-minute winner.Villa goalkeeper Jed Steer denied Jesse Lingard on two separate occasions and Harry Maguire, Odion Ighalo and Daniel James miscued efforts in a madcap

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer lauded the performances of Dean Henderson and Teden Mengi after Manchester United's friendly defeat to Aston Villa.Henderson made his first appearance for the United senior side nine years after joining the club's academy in the absence of David de Gea at Villa Park and Mengi replaced Odion Ighalo in the second-half.Solskjaer compared Mengi, 18, to Matthijs de Ligt earlier this week and the Mancunian could get more first-team exposure following his