Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United's vision must be to win silverware | Football News

Solskjaer says that Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard are two players who must continue to strengthen and badume their greater responsibility within the team

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United should be a challenge for titles on the national and European stage

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said that the Manchester United team had everything to become a dominant force and win regular trophies.

Manchester United, whose last honors were the Europa League and League Cup doubles under former boss Jose Mourinho in 2017, is 14 points behind the co-leaders of the Premier League. League, Manchester City and Liverpool, despite the recovery in form of the club under the Norwegian.

Solskjaer will aim to maintain his undefeated record in charge at Fulham Saturday afternoon, live Sky sports, and called on his team to maintain their high standards.

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The former United striker revealed earlier Friday that he had exposed his long-term vision for the club to executive vice president Ed Woodward and that Solskjaer had clarified his ambitions.

"Well, every trophy presents challenges, of course," he said.

"That's what we should be, we have to move slowly because we're fifth at the moment." It seemed we would never get away from this sixth position.

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Solskjaer says that he has laid out his long-term vision for the club to Vice President Ed Woodward

"There are six very good teams all going to fight for the trophies, we have the resources, the infrastructure, the history to progress to the top.

"It's the only way to think about Manchester United things."

United will face Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League on Tuesday and Solskjaer is adamant: the club will again be in the running for the national and European trophy.

If we do not dream, if we do not have this vision of what we are going to do, then we will only weaken, so for me, I'm only used to that club that is looking to win Trophies. That's where I see ourselves.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

"That's what we need to strive for," added Solskjaer, who has become the leader of the role.

"If we do not dream, if we do not have this vision of what we are going to do, then we will only weaken, for me, I'm used only to this club that seeks to win trophies, that's where I see us. "

Solskjaer denied the badertion of Pep Guardiola, the boss of Manchester City, according to which the club was still vying for the league title, but said that a first success in seven years was achievable.

"You have to catch up with the teams that precede us, including Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham, who are in the running.

Solskjaer says the club's victory over Tottenham last month is proof of what he's capable of

"These are three teams that are far ahead but we beat Tottenham and we know we can do it, but we need consistency.

"But two years is quite long but also short enough to say that we have the opportunity to make a big difference in our preparation, everything.

"Next year, you still hope, of course, I came to Molde, they were 10th in 2010 and 2011, we won the championship, you can never say never."

Solskjaer and badistant Mike Phelan oversaw a huge improvement at Old Trafford

Assistant manager Mike Phelan has revealed his belief that the team can win everything in the club if it keeps its shape. Solskjaer has echoed this claim, highlighting the role that two regular players can play.

"The club and the team can do it.When you look at the players, their age – we are young, they have a lot of development in them.

Martial: We see the real Pogba

Anthony Martial targets the titles after signing a new contract with Man Utd and thinks Paul Pogba can lead the club to "big things".

"We also need experienced players to stay and become leaders.

"Paul [Pogba], Jesse [Lingard] – They are at the age when we expect them to take on this responsibility and not just be a young boy who floats. "

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