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Solskjaer Demands Manchester United Response After Champions League Defeat

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Nyakundi Report

Newsroom 2 min read

This archive report was first published on 16 September 2021.

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has acknowledged that his team must do better after their disappointing Champions League defeat to Young Boys on Tuesday.

The Red Devils were beaten 2-1 in their opening Group F encounter, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka sent off and Jesse Lingard's errant back-pass gifting the Swiss hosts a goal in time added on.

However, it's a different story in the Premier League, where Manchester United are currently top of the table after three wins from their first four matches.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Thursday, Solskjaer said: 'Our attitude is like you'd expect it to be. They're focused, of course a little disappointed but not too downbeat.'

He added: 'It's a setback, we have to do better, and we've got five games to get those 10, 12 points that we need.'

Manchester United will be looking to bounce back from their Champions League defeat when they face West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday.

The match will be a reunion for Jesse Lingard, who spent a productive spell on loan at West Ham last season and returns to the London Stadium on Sunday.

His contract with Manchester United expires at the end of the season, but Solskjaer is keen to tie him down to a new Old Trafford deal and is talking to him about a possible extension.

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