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United required a repeat penalty from Bruno Fernanders to beat West Bromwich winless, with the Portugal international scoring from the spot on the second attempt after goalkeeper Sam Johnstone had strayed from his goal line.
Solskjaer’s team worked for long periods and failed to save the few opportunities that came their way, while Slaven Bilic’s visitors were left to discard referee David Coote’s decision to void a penalty after a VAR review on the field.
After the final whistle, Solskjaer admitted that United had not been convinced despite scoring all three points and moving to the top half of the table, and insisted that improvement was necessary.
“It’s definitely not a step up in performance,” he said. “We played very well against Everton last time. That’s a performance I’m very happy with.
“This one was way below par and sometimes three points are more important than performance, although we know that to move up the table we have to play better.
“After the international break it is not easy, there is not much time to prepare for the game.”
However, Solskjaer was “delighted” with the victory, which was United’s first at Old Trafford in the league on the fifth attempt this season.
“I think it’s very important. Towards the end it meant a lot to us and maybe then we were too nervous. We haven’t had a home win in the league this season.
“A lot has been said and written and it probably affected the players more than I would have liked, but it has. We had a win, a clean sheet and a game here again in three days.”
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