Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hails his final day team who won 2-1 at Molineux despite making wholesale changes to his squad. The Red Devils completed the 2020/21 season with an away unbeaten run.
Manchester United sets off the final day with a 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers to end the season in style. Anthony Elanga netted his first senior goal as Juan Mata summed up from the spot to make it 2-1.
After the match, Solskjaer could not hide his pride after the youngsters displayed what they are made from.
“[I’m] very happy. Proud of them. [The lads] took the ball well, created chances, and got the win they deserved,” Solskjaer said.
He explained, “All these players expressing themselves like we want to see, and no injuries. We had the pace and enthusiasm of [Anthony] Elanga and Amad, Dan James. Then you’ve got Donny [van de Beek], Nema [Matic], and Juan [Mata] who have got all the experience and quality. It worked well.”
On the unbeaten away Premier League season, Solskjaer says, “It was about time we did it, we haven’t done it before. What an achievement by all the players. They’ve been excellent and I knew we put this record on the line by making all these changes but we had to.”
Solskjaer reveals that there is always pressure to deliver at Manchester United. He hopes the next step is to win trophies.
“You always feel pressure at Man United to win things, to win trophies, of course. That’s one of the steps,” Solskjaer revealed.
“I’ve said it before, a trophy can hide other imperfections. I think the progress in the league, going to semi-finals, I think it shows progress.
“My discussions with the club, the dialogue we have, we see we have improved. The next step is to win trophies and hopefully challenge the champions in the Premier League as well,” he concluded.