Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes his players can be successful

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes his players can be successful, according to Martin Keown. United finished sixth last season, and then they lost Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez without replacing them. Solskjaer’s side suffered 2-0 defeat to West Ham United on Sunday. Before that, they have won their last two games, following drew with Wolves and Southampton and lost to Crystal Palace. Now, Keown explains in his column in Daily Mail, how United can expect to be stronger. “I played in games against United where their options upfront included Solskjaer, Teddy Sheringham, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke. Now, they are relying on Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial to lead their attack,” Keown wrote.  “I read recently that, based on figures from last season, United topped the table for salaries. Your typical United player was paid £6.5million in 2018-19. “Tottenham, the team who got to the Champions League final and finished fourth, paid £3.5m by comparison. I wonder if that expenditure was behind United's decision to let Lukaku and Sanchez leave. Solskjaer toes the party line and says he believes in the players he has, and that they can be successful, but I disagree. I was asked for my top-four prediction at the start of the season. After the usual suspects, I went for Arsenal to finish fourth. The reason I didn't go for Chelsea was that they have a promising but novice manager in Frank Lampard, young players and a transfer embargo. The reason I didn't go for United was that they simply aren't strong enough.”

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