Solskjaer: “I know who will take Manchester United to the next level”

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said the club’s woeful end of the season has helped him decide which players he wants to build a new-look side around. United finished sixth, 32 points off Manchester City, did not win anything and ended the season with two wins from their last 12 games. "I've learned that I don't like losing," he told Manchester United's official app. "I like winning. We started off fantastically. The boys were unbelievable when I came in. We were positive. We won games. The whole group gelled together, and I enjoyed winning but I know that football is hard. You can't just expect everything to go that way and the reality hit us. We are in a league with loads of very good teams and, to be at our top [level], we need to be 100 per cent focused. We came into some games really, really focused on the full team and I thought that was fantastic. "Then you learn a lot when you go through tough times and think about who can we build this team around, and who we think is going to take the next step because we need to go to the next level." The Norwegian concedes his players struggled both physically and mentally. "The last period has been difficult but that doesn't mean the team or players have become any worse," he explained. "We've just found it hard. It's been a long, emotional season for them physically, as well as emotionally. When you lose your manager halfway through the season, it's not easy for the players."

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