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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident his Manchester United side is becoming a more consistent force after identifying that it is a trait they need to get closer to mounting a title challenge.
United have been riddled with inconsistencies with Solskjaer and that has continued at times this season, with the 6-1 loss to Tottenham and the 2-1 defeat at Istanbul Basaksehir as prominent examples.
Solskjaer accepts that United will not contest the title until that level of consistency is found, but believes his team is on the right track and points to the fact that they have lost three of their last 22 Premier League matches as proof of that. .
“The teams that win the league have good runs together, consistent,” Solskjaer said before Sunday’s game in Southampton.
“I know this season is more uncertain, but if you look at the last 40 games with this team, we won two and drew one, we won two and lost one. So we are becoming consistent.
“Look at the statistics since we got the last transfer, since Bruno entered. Since Burnley’s game, only Liverpool have earned more points so we’re getting there. We are getting better and better. “
Solskjaer also insists his team took a bad hand early in the season, when they were forced to start their Premier League campaign after a preseason that lasted just a couple of weeks, which was ruined by the international call-up. -UPS.
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“We did not start the league campaign on par with everyone else for Europe and a preseason that we did not have,” he said.
“Now we are showing what we are capable of. In the games against Crystal Palace and Tottenham, of course you don’t like to lose, but there were reasons behind them. “
United remain 10th in the Premier League this season ahead of today’s game at St Mary’s, with a repeat of the top four from last season as a minimum goal for the club.
Solskjaer’s side still have a game in hand and it has been a season filled with unusual results in exceptional circumstances.
Manchester United returned to winning ways in the Champions League with a 4-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir at Old Trafford.
A Bruno Fernandes brace put Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team on track for a third straight victory, with Marcus Rashford and Daniel James also on the score sheet.
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“If we keep improving and keep the mentality, I am very confident that we will advance,” Solskjaer said.
“This season is very unpredictable and the main thing is to keep the right mindset and improve, making sure that the next game is always the most important and not taking our eyes off the ball.
“You can forgive any mistakes as long as you have the right mindset and focus, and I think we are succeeding.”
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