Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reacts to Chelsea thrashing and hails three stars
MANCHESTER UNITED manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial after the Red Devils demolished Chelsea 4-0 at Old Trafford in their Premier League opener.
“He's a leader and with him, David de Gea and Victor Lindelof they marshalled that back line really well. It is important to have strong personalities at the back.”
And the Manchester United boss was also impressed with Rashford and Martial who swapped positions on more than one occasion against Chelsea.
“Marcus Rashford played that left hand/striker role to perfection today,” he added.
“Once in a while he is caught out defensively but that means he can counter attack. His second goal was absolutely outstanding, that's where we want him running in behind and not on the touchline crossing in.
“Martial's goal was a typical number nine goal, that's where I want him and he knows that. That's where the number nines get the goals.”
Daniel James netted off the bench for Man Utd against Chelsea (Image: GETTY)
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Solskjaer was particularly happy with the second half performance which saw United extend their 1-0 half-time advantage.
He exclaimed: “The second half was outstanding, defended well in shape and counter attacked well. We can count ourselves a little bit lucky to go in 1-0 up, but then half-time came, we settled down and played well second half.
“The fitter you are, the more you can do. It's as simple as that. The boys have been working hard but this is still the start, we can still get some hard work in.”
And he once again reiterated his happiness with the new signings that have joined the club in Daniel James, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Maguire.
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Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer got the better of Chelsea manager Frank Lampard (Image: GETTY)