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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United CAN end their semi-final bad luck against rival City after suffering the last four outings in last season’s Europa League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
- Manchester United face City in this week’s Carabao Cup semi-final
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team was defeated by City on the same stage last season
- But the Red Devils are flying high in the league and are second behind Liverpool.
- Solskjaer wants his team to learn from their recent semi-final disappointments
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United will have learned from their semi-final curse to win their first trophy since 2017.
United will face Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-finals at Old Trafford on Wednesday after being sent off from the Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup in the same phase last season.
“We are happy to be in a semi-final and of course a semi-final is an opportunity to reach the final,” said Solskjaer, whose team leads the Premier League after beating Aston Villa 2-1 on Friday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has asked Manchester United to take their league form to the cup
Solskjaer’s team was defeated in the semi-final last season to Manchester City last season
‘Last year we just weren’t able to get through. I think we’ve improved since then and we’re going to try.
“As for the position in the league, it’s a very, very long season and I still think we have a lot to learn. Let’s see March, April where we are then.
The only surprise for City boss Pep Guardiola is that it has taken United so long to become a true contender again.
“Since I arrived, I expected United to be there all the time. Sometimes it has not always been possible, especially in the Premier League, but if they are there it is because they deserve it.
City won the competition last February, but United can get revenge this week.
I’m pretty sure Ole is happier than me. I’m not very concerned about United. I’m so busy with what we have to do every day with the players that we have ”.
City have won the last three League Cups and will equal Liverpool’s all-time record with a fourth win. “We never let any competition fall,” Guardiola added.
His team would also be a challenge at the top of the league if he wins both his games in hand. But the City manager, who faces Chelsea on Sunday, warns:
‘The best advice I can give is to just focus on the next one. If you think about what happens in January and February and the two games we have in hand, we can lose them. ‘
United last won the League Cup in 2017 during José Mourinho’s first season at Old Trafford.
