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The draw at West Bromwich Albion did not dampen Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s enthusiasm for chasing Manchester City.
MU can only get one point from a visit to West Brom’s headquarters in the Premier League continued. The West Brom vs MU duel at The Hawthorns, on Sunday (2/14/2021), ended with the score 1-1.
MU had conceded first at the start of the match. Mbaye Diagne found David de Gea’s goal in the second minute to give West Brom the lead.
Bruno Fernandes then became MU’s rescue. The Portuguese midfielder scored shortly before the break to equalize.
With this result, Manchester United has only won once in the last five Premier League games. The remaining four games ended with three draws and one loss.
Failed to win in the last two Premier League matches, MU has lagged behind Manchester City. The Red Devils are second with 46 points from 24 games, seven points behind City, which is at the top of the Premier League standings.
However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not given up on chasing City. He stressed that MU would not be satisfied with the runner-up position.
“Nobody will give up so soon. This season is unpredictable, life cannot be predicted, anything can happen and of course we will not be satisfied with second place,” Solskjaer reportedly said. Sky sports.
“It is a compliment to the players for our position at the moment. We are the closest team (to Manchester City) and we should challenge the team in front of us.”
“We will not let them escape (to Manchester City), but we have to win,” he stressed.
Manchester United meet Manchester City at Old Trafford in the Premier League on March 6.
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