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straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United have settled on two different formations as his first full season as manager approaches its end.United have two games left in the Premier League and need four points against West Ham at home and Leicester away to secure Champions League qualification.Solskjaer guided United to the semi-finals of the League Cup and FA Cup but fell short against Manchester City and Chelsea, although United are still favourites to win the Europa

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United intend to enhance their squad through signings and academy products.The transfer window for Premier League clubs opens on Monday and United will be able to conduct business quicker with Champions League football to offer if they secure a top four finish.United have earmarked Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho and Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish as two of the main options to improve their attack and the club would have more

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer refused to confirm whether David de Gea will start for Manchester United against West Ham.De Gea, 29, has endured a chastening season and was guilty of another high-profile error in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea at Wembley, where he started ahead of Sergio Romero.Romero had lined up in all four of United's previous FA Cup ties but De Gea has not been dropped in favour of Romero since the start of the 2015-16 season, when Louis van Gaal

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists he gave Manchester United 'the best possible chance' to reach the FA Cup final and prepare for the visit of West Ham on Wednesday with his team selection.Solskjaer made five changes to the side that beat Crystal Palace on Thursday, withdrawing Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial among others, and switching to a back three with split strikers.United used the formation in their two wins at Chelsea this season yet the reliance on the tactic backfired in

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer said referees had apologised to Manchester United on several occasions this season for getting decisions against them wrong as he responded to Jose Mourinho's jibe that his side had been "lucky".United have won 13 Premier League penalties this season, equalling the record in the competition for a single campaign, and some of those decisions have led to a narrative that the luck has been with United.But Solskjaer refuted the suggestion and claimed his

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes the partnership between Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial is more similar to the understanding Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, and Carlos Tevez enjoyed than the telepathy between his former teammatesDwight Yorke and Andy Cole had.Yorke and Cole plundered 53 goals between them in United's Treble-winning season and Martial and Rashford were likened to the duo in their first year of playing together for United.Rashford, 22, and Martial, 24,

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Timothy Fosu-Mensah's training performances earned him a first Manchester United start in over three years at Crystal Palace.Fosu-Mensah, 22, was recalled at left-back against Crystal Palace in the absence of injured duo Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams in what was his first stint at left-back since his United debut.The Netherlands international went three years and 56 days without appearing for United, who triggered the one-year extension in his

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer said he is delighted with the telepathy between Manchester United forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial after they both scored again at Crystal Palace. Rashford and Martial netted United's goals for the second successive game in the 2-0 win at Crystal Palace, where the duo took their seasonal tallies up to 22.

straight to your inbox Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Timothy Fosu-Mensah's good performances in his outings for Manchester United's reserve teams factored into his decision to start the Dutchman against Crystal Palace. With Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams both out injured Solskjaer has called on Fosu-Mensah to start at left-back ahead of Diogo Dalot.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has lamented the 'unfair' scheduling of Manchester United's domestic schedule this week.United have been saddled with three fixtures in the same week and, having drawn with Southampton on Monday, travel to Crystal Palace on Thursday night before their FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea on Sunday.Chelsea beat Norwich City in the only Premier League match staged on Tuesday night and will have 48 hours more rest than United ahead of the weekend Cup tie."There

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer voiced his support for Financial Fair Play after Manchester City won their appeal against a two-year ban from European football.City were initially hit with a €30million fine and prevented from playing in the Champions League or Europa League by Uefa, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared City of committing 'serious breaches' of FFP regulations between 2012 and 2016.Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and his Tottenham counterpart Jose Mourinho were

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United do not have a mental block after they dropped more points following another Chelsea slip-up.On the six occasions third-placed Chelsea have played before United on the same matchday or same matchweek and not won their Premier League fixture this calendar year United have also failed to win.Chelsea were embarrassed 3-0 by Sheffield United on Saturday and Leicester's implosion at Bournemouth on Sunday offered United the chance to

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer suggested the Premier League should consider introducing a substitution for players who suffer a head injury during games.Manchester United left-back Brandon Williams was left bloodied after a sickening clash of heads with Southampton right-back Kyle Walker-Peters and was forced off in added time.United had made four of their permitted five substitutions but Solskjaer had introduced them in the maximum three batches, so Eric Bailly was unable to come on

straight to your inbox Ole Gunnar Solskjaer accused Southampton midfielder Oriel Romeu of a "nasty" tackle on Mason Greenwood but refused to get embroiled in another VAR controversy.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer is planning to promote more youngsters to the Manchester United first-team next season.Mason Greenwood, 18, and Brandon Williams, 19, have made 71 appearances between them in their breakthrough campaigns and Tahith Chong, James Garner, and Angel Gomes have made multiple starts.Gomes ran down his United contract but Chong, 20, and Garner, 19, are still training with the first-team in the midst of United's run-in and are expected to head out on loan next

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer says it would be a 'black dot' against David de Gea's Manchester United career if he did not win the Premier League again.De Gea, 29, is due to start his 400th game for the club against Southampton on Monday night, having overtaken Peter Schmeichel as United's record overseas appearance-maker against Aston Villa.The Spain international is approaching a decade at United but has only won four major honours: the Premier League title in 2013, the FA Cup in

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer was confident Mason Greenwood would make the leap to first-team football the day before he knew he would be taking over as Manchester United's caretaker manager.Greenwood struck a clinical hat-trick in United's 4-3 FA Youth Cup victory over Chelsea the night before the club sacked Jose Mourinho in December 2018, and Solskjaer was soon informed he would take charge on an interim basis.Chelsea had won the last five Youth Cups yet Greenwood ended their

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer played down Anthony Martial's disgruntled reaction to being substituted in Manchester United's 3-0 win over Aston Villa. The 20-goal Martial was replaced by Odion Ighalo in the 79th minute but Marcus Rashford, also on 20 goals for the season, stayed on and was denied a late effort by Pepe Reina.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful Manchester United will negotiate a new contract with Paul Pogba.Pogba is one of eight players out of contract next year but United have the option of an extension to tie the midfielder to the club until 2022.United prevented Pogba from leaving last year after he declared his desire for a 'new challenge somewhere else' and a departure this year appears unlikely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Pogba's agent, Mino Raiola, outlined his intention to

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United players need to be wary of Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish after his performance at Old Trafford earlier this season.Grealish scored a sensational opener in Villa's 2-2 draw and was reputedly congratulated by Solskjaer after he was named man of the match in the tunnel.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has tipped Mason Greenwood to break into Gareth Southgate's England squad for next year's European Championship.Greenwood, 18, has scored 15 goals in 41 appearances in his first full season for Manchester United and broken into the starting XI since football resumed last month.Bradford-born goalscorer Greenwood only made his England Under-21 debut in September and has attained four caps ahead of the U21 Euros in Hungary next summer.Southgate has a

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, 5 July.Solskjaer names four unlucky playersOle Gunnar Solskjaer has named four players who have been unlucky not to be included in his recent starting line-ups.United have named the same starting XI for three league matches in succession - bringing the club three victories, each by a margin of three goals.However, Solskjaer has named four players - Scott McTominay, Fred, Brandon Williams and Daniel James - as

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has reiterated Manchester United sensation Mason Greenwood is the best finisher he has seen at the age of 18. Greenwood twice scored brilliantly in United's 5-2 thrashing of Bournemouth to take his tally for the season to 15 - nearly three times as many goals as Cristiano Ronaldo managed in his first season with United in 2003-04.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United are preparing for an 'important' summer but waiting on the state of the transfer market.United are two points off an automatic Champions League qualifying place in the Premier League table but but could still return to the competition if they finish fifth and Manchester City's ban from European competitions is upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested he would prefer to name an unchanged Manchester United side against Bournemouth but some players will have to be assessed. United have won their last two Premier League games 3-0 against Sheffield United and Brighton and if Solskjaer names an unchanged line-up for the third league game running it will be the first time United have done so since October and November 2006.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer refused to comment on reports Birmingham City youngster Jude Bellingham has agreed to join Borussia Dortmund. Manchester United invited Bellingham and his parents to their Carrington training complex in March and the 17-year-old met Ed Woodward and Matt Judge, tasked with negotiating transfers.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer might have found Manchester United's next Cristiano Ronaldo in Mason Greenwood. That's according to former United frontman Dimitar Berbatov, who believes Solskjaer will find it difficult to improve on the likes of Greenwood even if the Norwegian boss is armed with a war chest heading into the summer transfer window.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United have to be open to signing another striker to keep their current forwards focused.United are committed to signing a playmaker and a winger in the next transfer window but have also been linked with signing another goalscorer, having recruited Odion Ighalo on loan until the start of next year.Following the sale of Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan last summer United failed with an attempt to sign Paulo Dybala from Juventus and

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford have developed into more reliable goalscorers due to more playing time at Manchester United.Martial and Rashford have been certain starters throughout the season following the sale of former number nine Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan, and the pair are both on 19 goals for United.Only six United partnerships have broken the 20-goal barrier in the same season during Martial's and Rashford's lifetime, and the duo

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested Angel Gomes's representatives are responsible for his probable departure from Manchester United.Gomes, 19, seems set to leave the United academy after refusing to sign a new contract with the club and his deal expires at midnight on Tuesday.The MEN revealed Gomes rejected United's opening offer of a new deal earlier this season and the forward has been unconvinced about his playing prospects at the club.Although United are understood to