Solskjaer: Manchester United is not ready to compete with Manchester City or Liverpool next season

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United had to prove that it could be consistent if he wanted to compete with Liverpool and Manchester City for the Premier League title next season.

In front of a clash with rivals City at Old Trafford on Wednesday, United is 24 points behind leaders Liverpoolalthough they played one game less.

Side of Solskjaer face a battle for qualifying in the Champions League with United, who has lost six of his last eight games in all competitions, three points behind Chelsea in the race to rank in the top four.

United has not won the Premier League since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 and Solskjaer is not certain of the Red Devils' competitiveness in 2019-20.

"I do not think we have the consistency to do that," Solskjaer told reporters when United was asked if United could fight City and Liverpool for the title next season.

"In the last 18 games, we're not far from them, but we're doing it in one season, we've been doing it for half a season, let's see, you can never say never.

"You can not expect things to happen overnight and we know it will happen gradually and we have to be realistic enough as a club to take it." step by step.

"It does not change 10 players now and has 10 players in. It's slowly, slowly but surely, it must be of good quality, right personality, the right standards to take us back to where we want to be. "

United's fans have been left behind to know if they would prefer their city neighbors or equally ferocious rivals to be crowned champions.

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"It is not a matter of taking something away from others," added Solskjaer. "We must want to overtake them, not just because they are City and Liverpool.

"For a supporter, as I am, and as a manager now, we know [them well] because they are so close in the neighborhood.

"We want to be the best, we have been the best and it's not nice to see these two men at the top."