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Ole Gunnar Solskjær has been speaking in his press conference to preview the match against Liverpool on Sunday. He was asked a question about the direction the club is taking under him and he was honest enough to say that by trying to bring through younger players, the club is suffering at the moment but that he doesn’t think the Manchester United job is one he can’t handle.
No, I’ve never felt it’s too big for me. I’m confident in what we’re trying to do and with my staff, I’ve been so impressed. The improvement is there to see. We need to start winning games, start scoring goals and we need to create more chances because at the back we’ve looked solid. But we haven’t been adventurous enough and taken enough risks. The best teams around take more risks and more runs in behind. Maybe the boys when they lose confidence they play safe and it’s my duty to say it’s not safety. I speak to Ed [Woodward] loads of times and we speak regularly. We’ve spoken so many times. We do have a plan and we have made some decisions in the short-term that would harm us, but in the long-term would benefit us and that’s part of the plan. Results are always the main thing and we can move forward quicker with results and performances. I am sure we will get there. But there’s planning for the next transfer window and summer transfer window.
In the Scottish Premiership, Celtic have the chance to leapfrog Rangers at the top of the league when they play Ross County on Saturday before Hearts host Rangers on Sunday. Rangers will be on a high after Steven Gerrard and striker Alfredo Morelos scooped the manager of the month and player of the month awards for September. Gerrard spent the international break turning out for Rangers legends against Liverpool. Rangers legend?
Written by Gregg Bakowski
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/oct/18/liverpool-v-manchester-united-buildup-team-news-and-more-live under the title “Manchester United v Liverpool buildup, team news and more – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
