{"id":1114921,"date":"2019-11-10T19:58:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T19:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1114921"},"modified":"2019-11-10T19:58:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T19:58:01","slug":"solskjaer-unconcerned-man-utd-position-premier-league-table","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/solskjaer-unconcerned-man-utd-position-premier-league-table\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t really matter&#8221; \u2013 Solskjaer unconcerned with Man Utd&#8217;s position in the table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has poured cold water on concerns regarding Manchester United&#8217;s position in the Premier League table.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils jumped up to seventh place on Sunday after clinically dispatching Brighton 3-1 at Old Trafford, with strikes from\u00a0Andreas Pereira, Marcus Rashford and a\u00a0Davy Propper own goal securing all three points.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Should Man Utd&#8217;s position concern Solskjaer? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>At the start of the day Man Utd were sitting in 14th place in the Premier League.<\/li>\n<li>Solskjaer&#8217;s side thrashed Brighton 3-1 in one of their most convincing displays of the season to date.<\/li>\n<li>Three points took Man Utd up to seventh in the table and just a point below Arsenal.<\/li>\n<li>However, they still remain nine points away from the top four, with Man City now occupying the final Champions League qualification spot.<\/li>\n<li>Despite this, Solskjaer remains unconcerned by their position, and instead chose to focus on another solid victory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7417751\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It was a convincing performance from Solskjaer&#8217;s side who managed to score two league goals in the first half at Old Trafford for only the second time in 2019 &#8211; the first also being against Brighton in January.<\/p>\n<p>Three points was enough to see Man Utd leapfrog the Seagulls but they remain nine points adrift the top four, a rather unfavourable situation that doesn&#8217;t appear to be fazing Solskjaer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We should have scored many more goals,&#8221; Solskjaer told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/live\/football\/50091670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Sport<\/a> after Man Utd&#8217;s win.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1114851\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/man-utd-brighton-player-ratings-pereira-mctominay-rashford\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1114851\" class=\"wp-image-1114851 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/10152505\/feature_x-2-images-25.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/10152505\/feature_x-2-images-25.png 1920w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/10152505\/feature_x-2-images-25-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/10152505\/feature_x-2-images-25-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/10152505\/feature_x-2-images-25-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/10152505\/feature_x-2-images-25-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/10152505\/feature_x-2-images-25-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/10152505\/feature_x-2-images-25-940x530.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1114851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">READ MORE:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/man-utd-brighton-player-ratings-pereira-mctominay-rashford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fred finally begins to pay back price tag: Every player rated as Man Utd beat Brighton to go seventh<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It was an excellent performance from the lads, when you see them going forward it is a joy to watch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anthony Martial did not get a goal but he was outstanding. Brandon Williams was excellent too, he has had some good games already and he seems he wants to be out there and enjoy himself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The table does not really matter at the moment: we need to keep improving and keep winning games and see where it takes us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Liverpool &amp; Man City Ranked From Worst to Best\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BWBVox9fE_g?start=288&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Solskjaer: Fred was the Catalyst<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There were a number of man-of-the-match candidates in the North West on Sunday, but one player stood out above the rest: Fred.<\/p>\n<p>The much-questioned midfielder was imperious in the middle of the park, dominating the ball and driving his teammates forward. 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