The Norwegian coach has become disillusioned with his side’s inability to turn up against smaller clubs, with United’s complacency leaving them six points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea, albeit with one game in hand.
United have performed surprisingly well against the top-six outfits - registering wins against Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham - but Solskjaer is desperate to have the best of both worlds.
According to The Sun, the United boss instructed staff to find the best sport psychologist they can to remedy the side’s woes against bottom-half opposition.
Solskjaer has accepted that he has been unable to inspire his players to prepare mentally in the same manner for games not on the grand stage and is now open to outside help.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer orders Man Utd staff to find solution as boss' struggles laid bare (Image: Getty)
United’s next Premier League test comes against 14th-placed Burnley at Old Trafford on Wednesday night and Solskjaer will be keeping a close on which players turn up for the occasion.
The Red Devils have drawn their last three home games against the Clarets with Victor Lindelof’s injury-time equaliser salvaging a 2-2 draw last term.
Burnley head into the game off the back of a shock 2-1 win over Leicester on Sunday, before which they had lost four successive top-flight games.
Solskjaer is aware of the task facing his side and believes United will need to graft hard to earn three points.
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“Of course he's missing [the injured] Ashley Barnes and they've got players that can come in.”
Looking back to the mettle his side showed last season in the 2-2 draw, Solskjaer added: “Last season here was the first time I saw the players coming back from a setback.
““We were 2-0 down with seven or eight minutes to go, we got back into the game with 2-2, so we're going to approach this game as we would do if they had won five in a row.