Published 14:51 IST, May 21st 2020
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer warns Man United stars 'no personal agenda will be tolerated'
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer appeared to take aim at Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez by revealing he doesn't have a single 'bad apple' in his Man United squad.
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Man United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained why 'personal nda will be tolerated' at club after stating re is w an aura of positivity around his squ. Solskjaer hinted that departures of star players like Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku are examples of way he wants to set up his Man United team. 47-year-old sold Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan and Alexis Sanchez followed suit on a loan deal during summer transfer window in 2019. As Man United training sessions begin, Solskjaer candidly revealed his expectations from Man United stars in order to progress as a team.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjar on Man United squ expectations
In conversation with United We Stand, Solskjaer revealed why 'personality' is extremely important at a team like Man United. rwegian went on to state that although he wants players to have an 'ego' y must be able to apt to certain circumstances and put team ahe of ir own 'personal ndas'. Since taking over reins at Man United in December 2018, Solskjaer has me a couple of bold decisions including offloing star players in form of Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez.
Man United won 14 out of ir 19 games when Solskjaer first arrived at atre of Dreams on an interim basis which led to club handing rwegian a three-year contract as permanent manr. Solskjaer claimed that some players were feeling 'mentally and physically tired' in March last year which led to negative thinking as a group but just over 13 months later, atmosphere at Man United camp oozes 'positive thinking', he said. Solskjaer hinted that departures of Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez in summer window played a part in creating aura of positivity, ding, 'I feel in this group we don't have one b apple'.
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Man United training in hunt for Champions League spot
Solskjaer me a number of changes in summer by offloing 19 players and me big splashes in transfer window with defensive reinforcements of Harry Maguire (£80m) and Aaron wan Bissaka (£50m). Manchester United currently sit in fifth place on Premier League table, just three points behind Chelsea who are fourth. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will hope to secure Champions League qualification for United in his first full season in charge of fallen Premier League giants.
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red side of Manchester went on an unbeaten run of 11 games across all competitions before halt of football early in March. Portuguese midfielder Bru Fernandes joined Red Devils in January transfer market for an initial fee of £47 million and has provided a big boost to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to finish season on a high. More so, United are still in hunt for silverware, alive in FA Cup and Europa League.
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14:51 IST, May 21st 2020