{"id":1119324,"date":"2019-12-09T17:54:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T17:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1119324"},"modified":"2019-12-09T17:57:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T17:57:49","slug":"ole-gunnar-solskjaer-warns-hard-times-man-utd-doubters","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-warns-hard-times-man-utd-doubters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Gunnar Solskjaer warns of &#8220;hard times&#8221; ahead for Man Utd doubters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes there will be more &#8220;hard times&#8221; for those who continue to doubt his Manchester United side.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils pulled off a huge 2-1 win at neighbours Manchester City just days after producing the exact scoreline against Tottenham Hotspur, now managed by former boss Jose Mourinho.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Have Man Utd turned a corner? Five things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Man Utd recorded back-to-back draws in the league against Sheff Utd (3-3) and Aston Villa (2-2) prior to facing Spurs and Man City.<\/li>\n<li>The results poured even more pressure on Solskjaer ahead of both games.<\/li>\n<li>However, United would collect six points from a possible six, with Solskjaer beating Mourinho and Pep Guardiola in the space of just a few days.<\/li>\n<li>Consequently the Red Devils now sit just five points away from the Champions League places.<\/li>\n<li>And Solskjaer believes there will be plenty of &#8220;hard times&#8221; to come for those doubting his team.<\/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\/7442672\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This pair of results has alleviated the pressure off Solskjaer who, just a week prior, saw Man Utd being held to a 2-2 home draw by Aston Villa, which came off the back of a 3-3 draw against Sheffield United.<\/p>\n<p>Since becoming the club&#8217;s permanent coach, the Norwegian tactician has seen constant speculation regarding his future, with many calling for his removal following a string of disappointing performances this season.<\/p>\n<p>However, results have picked up in the previous two games, and United now find themselves sitting just outside the Champions League places, five points adrift fourth-place Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Solskjaer, who praised his players for leaving the Etihad with all three points, believes this could be a turning point and sees more tough days for those who have written them off.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Manchester United &amp; Man City Ranked From Worst to Best\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M7IChNUghmQ?start=56&#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<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re playing against the best team in the world, for me, the best coach in the world, it&#8217;s so hard to play against them,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11661\/11881040\/roy-keane-hails-a-proper-manchester-united-performance-after-shock-derby-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a Man United performance, in my mould. I love boys going forward when there&#8217;s a chance for them. We&#8217;re improving all of the time. The boys are getting experiences to remember.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s more hard times for the doubters out there, because we&#8217;ll keep on working the way we&#8217;re doing, and we keep on believing in what we&#8217;re doing. It&#8217;s just about getting results, and more and more people will see what we&#8217;re trying to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes there will be more &#8220;hard times&#8221; for those who continue to doubt his Manchester United side. The Red Devils pulled off a huge 2-1 win at neighbours Manchester City just days after producing the exact scoreline against Tottenham Hotspur, now managed by former boss Jose Mourinho. 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