Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes Romelu Lukaku confession after Inter Milan switch
MANCHESTER UNITED boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes his side may be better off without Romelu Lukaku after the Belgian joined Inter Milan on transfer deadline day.
“Of course Rom has a good record and statistically he's one of the top number nines around when you want to play with that kind of striker, a target man,” said Solskjaer.
“But I'm very confident that we'll get goals from Martial and Rashford. Dan James will create and Jesse Lingard will get more.
“It was time now for Rom to go because I think we got a good deal, he's happy, so I think both parties ended that deal as it should be.
“Rom was injured for a while this pre-season and didn't participate, so I just hope for him he'll get a good start at Inter Milan.
“Towards the end of last season we didn't score a lot of goals and Mason Greenwood's pathway would have been a lot more difficult if we had another forward there.
Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes Romelu Lukaku confession after Inter Milan switch (Image: GETTY)
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Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes Romelu Lukaku confession after Inter Milan switch (Image: GETTY)
“I believe Mason is going to be playing and involved a lot and when he is he's going to score goals.”
Manchester United begin their Premier League season by hosting Chelsea on Sunday.
And after weeks of speculation with United linked to the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Christian Eriksen and Paulo Dybala, Solskjaer can’t wait to get going.
“Do you know, I think when the transfer window closes it's a great feeling of relief now it's done,” said Solskjaer.
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Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes Romelu Lukaku confession after Inter Milan switch (Image: GETTY)
“Now we know we're looking forward with and I'm delighted with the three we've signed.”
“There are always going to be fans out there wanting to sign players, that's part and parcel of being here, but the players are here now and have been shown that trust and we believe in them.
“Of course we want to put that [sense of frustration] right and the only way we can end any doubts is by playing good football, showing the team we want to be and with the style we want to play.
“Our fans, when they see that intention, have always been supporting the team, but within the team and the club we're feeling very confident and don't feel that negativity you're talking about.”