This archive report was first published on 6 June 2020.
Manchester United's Premier League season restarts on June 17, and the team is set to face Tottenham Hotspur on June 19. The COVID-19 pandemic had suspended soccer in England since mid-March.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expects his team to hit the ground running when they face Tottenham Hotspur in their first game back after the COVID-19 pandemic suspension. The team had been on an 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions before the season was suspended.
"We've been looking forward to these games for ages really," Solskjaer told United's website on Friday. "The first game is two weeks from today so we need to step up the training and get an edge to our game again."
According to Solskjaer, the team has been working on recapping what they did well and implementing new ideas. "Training has been about recapping what we did well, tweaking maybe one or two things and looking at some new ideas," he said.
Manchester United were on a strong run before the season was suspended, and Solskjaer is confident that his team can maintain their form against Tottenham. "We had Chelsea when we started the league this season so I'm confident that our players can go into the Tottenham game with that mentality of going there to play a very good game of football," he said.
