Ole Gunnar Solskjaer urged his Manchester United stars to seize a “fantastic opportunity” to qualify for the Champions League after Mason ...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer urged his Manchester United stars to seize a “fantastic opportunity” to qualify for the Champions League after Mason Greenwood rescued a 1-1 draw against West Ham on Wednesday.
Solskjaer’s side fell behind to Michail Antonio’s penalty in the first half at Old Trafford.
But teenage forward Greenwood struck after the interval to lift United into third place in the Premier League.
They are ahead of fourth-placed Chelsea on goal difference after the Blues lost 5-3 at champions Liverpool.
United will finish in the top four if they draw or win in their decisive showdown with fifth-placed Leicester on Sunday.
United are one point ahead of Leicester going into their last game of the season at the King Power Stadium.
“When we started after the lockdown, we had to go for it. We had to go for goal difference, we had to go for points,” Solskjaer said.
“The effort has been fantastic and the results have been fantastic.
“Going into half-time we knew that wasn’t the result we wanted. But you can’t expect to turn teams over like we needed to have a different scenario for Sunday.
“We’ve given ourselves a fantastic opportunity and a great starting point for Sunday.”
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