Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United can win the Premier League title this season.
United manager Solskjaer is under mounting pressure heading into Saturday s derby against Manchester City following the club s Champions League group-stage exit.
Solskjaer s side are seventh in the Premier League standings and five points behind leaders Tottenham as they prepare to host Pep Guardiola s City at Old Trafford.
United are looking to beat City for the third consecutive match in the top flight for the first time since a run of four victories from 2008 to 2010, and Solskjaer talked up the Red Devils title challenge.
Tunnel vision
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At Manchester United, you should always aim to win trophies, said Solskjaer, with United yet to win a Premier League title since 2013.
Of course, with the last three seasons, as they have been, there s been two teams far ahead of the rest of the pack.
But I got belief during the season, or since the turn of the year, that this team is improving and that we can put up a challenge.
Of course we need to improve on last season, but I don t think any team will run away with it.
I go into every single game wanting to win and feeling that we can win, and if you win every game you end up with a trophy.
City have won seven Premier League matches at Old Trafford – more than any other visiting side, while United are eyeing a fifth consecutive league victory.
But just 21 per cent of United s Premier League points this season have been won in home games – the lowest share in the division in 2020-21.
Meanwhile, it remains to be seen what role United midfielder Paul Pogba plays against City.
Putting in work
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Pogba – heavily linked to former club Juventus and LaLiga champions Real Madrid – appears set to leave United after his agent Mino Raiola claimed the Frenchman s time at the Theatre of Dreams was over prior to Tuesday s 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig.
I said during the week that this is a team game and Paul is part of this team, Solskjaer added. He s very focused on contributing when he s here. He s got the hunger and appetite to play and wants to play.
He wants to train and he trains. There s been other players refusing to train and refusing to play they re not here anymore of course but Paul s not once done that.
He s just focused on performing when he gets a chance. That s the good thing about Paul.
He s got the quality and the desire to do well when he comes on, like he did against Leipzig. He had a positive impact. He s part of the squad for tomorrow.
