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Lee Wilmot

Man United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sends a message to Jose Mourinho

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has aimed a thinly-veiled dig at Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho.

Solskjaer arrived at Old Trafford in December 2018, taking over from Mourinho, who was sacked.

And after enduring a tricky period in the middle of his reign so far, Solskjaer has come out the other side and has got United back on track, with no defeats in any competition since the end of January.

United won their Europa League last 16 first leg clash with LASK at a canter on Thursday night - their last involvement in any competition until April at the earliest, with all football being suspended due to the coronavirus.

United were due to travel to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to face Spurs this Sunday before the schedule was suspended.

Tottenham have suffered an injury nightmare under Mourinho, with Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Steven Bergwijn all sidelined, but could find themselves well stocked in terms of player numbers when the season does get back under way now.

Solskjaer had little sympathy for his predecessor.

He said: "I'd rather not speak about other teams and other managers' teams.

"I want to focus on the ones who are fit and the ones I have got. There's a chance for new players to challenge for a place in the team. It's part and parcel of this game that you do have injuries. We've managed well without some of our top players this season."

And Solskjaer also made reference to the "culture" he inherited from Mourinho.

He added: "I believe that we're going places. I believe that we're on the track that Man United need to be on. There are different cultures at different clubs and different ways of doing things and I believe in the way we do things at Man United now.

"I don't necessarily believe in everything we've done before, but at the moment I believe in what we're doing. I think I'm the right man but I'm not going to sit here and talk about that. The proof is in the pudding at the end of the day."

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