Tag: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday and Patrice Evra feels Solskjaer is protecting his players too much. United fell behind to an early goal by Andros Townsend before Wilfried Zaha doubled the lead for Palace. Donny Van de Beek came off the bench to score, but a second Zaha goal finished the scoring. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And, there were question marks over Solskjaer’s starting lineup, with Daniel James starting ahead of Mason Greenwood and Fosu-Mensah playing at right-back instead of Wan-Bissaka. But, it was Van de Beek’s omission from the team which Evra feels was a huge mistake and Solskjaer should have been more willing to take a risk on the midfielder. The game was Crystal Palace's second of the ...

Solskjaer claims Manchester United may be able to catch Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League title chase thanks to ‘adding some top personalities’ to the team. United begin their Premier League season with a game against Crystal Palace on Saturday as they aim to improve on their third place finish last campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Red devils have just one major signing so far this summer, but Solskjaer believe the team has been further strengthened by the return of Dean Henderson, the return from injury of Pogba and Bailly with the arrival of Bruno Fernandes in January. The Norwegian manager believes these plusses could be enough to see his team overhaul the two clubs that finished above them last campaign. ‘The next s...

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants the club to keep searching for new signings, though insisted he would be content if the club signed no more players this summer. United have only completed a transfer so far this window - which is a £35m deal for Donny van de Beek, with Solskjaer happy to have secured the midfielder. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Red devils are also pursuing Jadon Sancho, and could make two or three signings before the window closes on October 5th. But amid frustration from supporters at lack of activity, Solskjaer is remaining calm about the club's business. "It’s never easy to have too many new players in the team, it takes time for players to gel into units," Solskjaer told BBC 5 live. "We have seen some ...

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is targeting three more signings this summer after the Red Devils sealed a £40.3m deal for Donny van de Beek. The midfielder underwent his medical in Amsterdam after being given permission to leave the Netherlands’ training camp ahead of the upcoming international matches. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Red devils have long tracked the player but they pounced on the chance to sign him at the end of last week after Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman vowed to prioritise other midfield targets. Jadon Sancho has been on United’s list for months but a deal for Van de Beek will settle the nerves of many fans, who were beginning to have worries about the lack of additions to the team. While Sancho still remains...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United are looking to improve the squad, but wouldn’t be pressured into making big signings after his side were eliminated out of the Europa League by Sevilla. The Red devils were beaten 2-1 by Sevilla in the semi-finals and finish the campaign on a frustrating note despite a promising season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United have been heavily linked with a transfer move for Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho and were believed to be closing in on signing the England international. But Dortmund have now pulled the plug on a possible transfer and insisted that the player will be staying at the club after United missed the deadline to complete the deal. ‘It’s not about marquee, it’s about quality,’ Solskjaer said whe...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has conceded Liverpool and Manchester City are ‘too far ahead’ of Manchester United and has called on the club to spend on ‘quality’ to help close the gap on their Premier League rivals. Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has warned fans that it may not be ‘business as usual’ this summer due to the repercussions of the coronavirus crisis but the club are pressing ahead with plans to strengthen the team ahead of the 2020/21 season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United have identified Jadon Sancho as their priority signing and Solskjaer is also wants more options at the back, with Lille’s Gabriel Magalhaes and Monaco’s Benoit Badiashile heavily linked with the Red devils in recent days. But, Solskjaer looks set to miss out on Sanch...