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| Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is already under pressure after a poor start to the season |
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident he is the right man to take the club forward despite a shaky start to the Premier League season, the 46-year-old has said.
United are 11th in the standings with eight points after six games but the Norwegian said he can get the 20-times champions to once again compete with holders Manchester City and leaders Liverpool.
โIโm not doubting myself. If I doubted myself, then I think the rest of the world would as well,โ Solskjaer told reporters ahead of Mondayโs league clash with Arsenal.
โWe have loads of discussions as a club and believe in what we are doing โฆ the top two last season (City and Liverpool) were too far ahead from the rest of us.
โBut I think we should be in and around the places behind there. Chelsea are going through a similar period of rebuilding. Thereโs Arsenal, Tottenham, us, Leicester. There are loads of teams wanting those positions and thatโs where weโll be.โ
United have struggled to replicate the form that helped Solskjaer become their permanent manager in March, with the club getting five wins in 18 matches since.
Much of the criticism levelled at Solskjaer recently has been over his failure to replace Romelu Lukaku after he left for Italian Serie A side Inter Milan last month. The Belgian was joined by Alexis Sanchez on loan shortly after.
Injuries to Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford have left Solskjaer with 17-year-old Mason Greenwood as his only recognised striker for the clash at Old Trafford.
Solskjaer suggested reinforcements could arrive in January when the transfer window reopens.
โOf course, when we let Alexis and Lukaku go, you donโt have to be a rocket scientist to know itโs a forward weโre going to try to recruit next time,โ Solskjaer added.
โIt was time for Lukaku to go โ he knows that, he didnโt want to be here and whatโs the point in having players who donโt want to be here?
โWeโre looking for creativity and goals, but they (potential signings) have to be the right one.โ
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