Phil Neville pinpoints when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer proved his Manchester United worth

straight to your inboxCopenhagen boss Stale Solbakken has piled the pressure onto his friend and Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ahead of their Europa League meeting.United take on Copenhagen in Cologne on Monday night, looking to book their spot in the semi-final. The game will be played as a one-off tie as part of the new UEFA summer schedule due to the impact of coronavirus.

straight to your inboxPaul Scholes believes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is following in the footsteps of Sir Alex Ferguson by handing opportunities to young players at Manchester United.Teden Mengi became the eighth academy graduate to make his debut for United this season, the first time that tally of debutants from the youth ranks has been hit since the 1950s.United have a proud history of blooding academy players into the first-team, evidenced by Mason Greenwood's and Marcus Rashford's rises to

straight to your inboxAnthony Martial 'begged' to come on before he scored Manchester United's winner against LASK Linz.Martial netted his 23rd of the season to become United's top scorer outright four minutes after his 84th minute introduction and seal a 7-1 aggregate thrashing.The 24-year-old ended the Premier League season with 17 goals in 31 starts - the same as Marcus Rashford - but Martial has pulled ahead of his teammate in the goalscoring charts with up to three matches left in United's

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have indicated they would like to see Jadon Sancho deployed in attack alongside Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford if he joins the club this summer.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen on completing a move for the Borussia Dortmund winger in the coming weeks with Sancho identified as the club's top transfer target.United remain without a natural option to play on the right hand side of the attack despite the encouraging form of teenage sensation Mason

straight to your inboxPatrice Evra told Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to give Brandon Williams his breakthrough chance at Manchester United, the Frenchman has claimed.Williams has emerged as a key member of United's first-team squad this season after impressing at left-back in the absence of Luke Shaw earlier in the campaign.Although right-footed, Williams has predominantly featured at left-back for United.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans want to see Sergio Romero play in the club's remaining Europa League games this season following David De Gea's horror show against Chelsea.United saw their 19-game unbeaten run come to and end on Sunday as they were dumped out of the FA Cup at the semi-final stage by Chelsea, who deservedly won 3-1.Although Frank Lampard's side were dominant they were certainly helped out by De Gea, who twice made costly mistakes which led to goals.The first came on

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists he gave Manchester United 'the best possible chance' to reach the FA Cup final and prepare for the visit of West Ham on Wednesday with his team selection.Solskjaer made five changes to the side that beat Crystal Palace on Thursday, withdrawing Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial among others, and switching to a back three with split strikers.United used the formation in their two wins at Chelsea this season yet the reliance on the tactic backfired in

straight to your inboxManchester United fans cannot believe that Anthony Martial has been named on the bench for today's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.United are looking to book their place against Arsenal in the final with a win against Frank Lampard's men.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer said he is delighted with the telepathy between Manchester United forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial after they both scored again at Crystal Palace. Rashford and Martial netted United's goals for the second successive game in the 2-0 win at Crystal Palace, where the duo took their seasonal tallies up to 22.

straight to your inboxPaul Pogba has revealed he studied every Manchester United match during his injury lay-off so that he would be ready to form a partnership with Bruno Fernandes on his return.The French midfielder returned to action for United last month having missed half a year through injury as he watched Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's embark on an incredible unbeaten run from the sidelines.Fernandes' arrival in the January transfer window has proven to be the catalyst behind United's resurgent

straight to your inboxPaul Pogba could be rested for Manchester United's Premier League trip to Crystal Palace ahead of their FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea this weekend.Pogba, 27, was substituted in the 63rd minute of United's 2-2 draw with Southampton on Monday night having come off in two of his previous four starts since the season restarted.United travel to Selhurst Park on Thursday night and take on Chelsea 70 hours later at Wembley, whereas Chelsea will have had five days to prepare for

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe that Diogo Dalot should come in at left-back if Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams are both unavailable to face Crystal Palace on Thursday.United missed out on the chance to jump up to third place in the Premier League on Monday as they conceded a last minute equaliser to draw 2-2 with Southampton at Old Trafford.The match proved to be even more costly as United suffered a double injury blow with the club's two natural left-backs both having to

The United boss has spoken at length about the human and footballing qualities he wants to see from his players, with Fernandes taking on huge responsibilities since his January arrival from Sporting Lisbon.Speaking to the High Performance podcast Solskjaer lauded the quartet, who he will now rely upon to drag United through some crucial games in their battle to finish in the top four.