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A 5-0 win is bound to instill confidence, regardless of the opponent.
But when that victory comes in the Champions League against the current leaders in Germany, it becomes a statement.
Manchester United dispatched RB Leipzig with ease when the two clubs met at Old Trafford on Wednesday, with Marcus Rashford coming off the bench in the second half to score a hat-trick.
“This group is coming together, of course we’ve added some quality players and the more quality and spirit you have, the more chances you have for a performance,” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said full-time, according to United’s website. .
The key for United is taking their form from Europe to the Premier League, where they currently rank 15th.
Next up is a clash against Arsenal on Sunday in Solskjaer’s 100th match in charge.
The Norwegian manager has attracted many fans during his reign at the club. There have been difficult moments, but the great victories over United’s rivals have shown what Solskjaer can do.
And a clip from Wednesday’s victory shows the kind of mindset Solskjaer is trying to embed in his players.
It shows Scott McTominay, who has been hailed as the club’s future captain, motivating his teammates after Rashford made it 3-0 in the 78th minute.
“Here we go again! We go again, we go, we go,” he says, according to the caption.
“We have to be aggressive, 12 minutes left, let’s go!”
Now, you’re sure to get the obvious feedback that it’s easy to be a leader when you’re 3-0 up.
But on the other hand, it is also easy to let the standards fall into that position.
And Man United did not give in and scored two more goals to complete the win.
This is how fans are reacting to the clip.
In June, former United striker Dimitar Berbatov proposed McTominay as the club’s captain one day.
“With his physique and his way of playing football, he strikes me as a future captain and leader of Manchester United,” the Bulgarian told Betfair.
However, we shouldn’t be surprised to see videos like the one from RB Leipzig.
The Scottish international is fully aware of the standards set by Solskjaer and his team; he simply makes sure they are met in the field.
“For me, it’s important to keep pushing every day in training,” McTominay said before the Arsenal game, according to United’s website.
“Kieran McKenna and Michael Carrick, the standards that you demand of me as an individual and for the group are enormous.
“You never have time to take your foot off the gas. The manager is always watching and if you take your foot off the pedal you will know it. “
The 23-year-old added: “I feel, in that sense, that it is very important to stay sharp and focused.
“You have to keep trying to move on and create good times for yourself in your career, as ultimately that individual work that you do will pay off collectively for the team and really push us to win trophies.”
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