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Sports News of Sunday, 26 January 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

I knew "everyone wanted us to fail" - Ole

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has revealed that he knew everyone wanted them to fail after defeating Tranmere 6-0 in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Ole's United has been inconsistent so far this season and are at risk of losing out of next season's Champions League.

United's win at Tranmere is a relief for Ole after two straight losses away to Liverpool and at home to Burnley in the Premier League.

Harry Maguire got his first goal for United, followed by Jesse Lingard, Phil Jones, Anthony Martial, Diogo Dalot and youngster Mason Greenwood.

Solskjaer vowed to do his best to pull United out of their slump, while taking aim at certain detractors who he believes would like to see the team crash and burn.

"We’ve just got to stay together and keep working. Try to win the next one and the one after that and then we’ll get our players back," the manager said to BT Sport.

He added to BBC Sport: “You can see everyone wanted us to fail but it doesn’t bother me. I can’t be up and down [emotionally]. I’m happy but won’t relax. Two big games coming up.”

“A lot has been said and written about this pitch. We played it well. We didn’t want to make it a long-ball fight because that’s not the game we wanted. We put the ball down and scored nice goals," Solskjaer beamed.

“We have good footballers. They give everything in every game.

"[Tranmere] had the boost of going through, at home, put a couple of balls down channels with corners and set-plays. But when you score two or three goals in quick succession, it’s sit down and enjoy the game and let the players enjoy it.

“Brilliant. It’s important we spread [the goals] through the team. We’ve lost Marcus [Rashford] for a little while. Our two strikers scored – a confidence boost for everyone.” [Goal]