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Samuel Luckhurst

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer addresses his Manchester United future after Watford thrashing

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has claimed he can turn it around at Manchester United despite another humiliating defeat at Watford.

Watford's 4-1 thrashing of United means they have now taken four points from their last 21 in the Premier League and are 12 points behind leaders Chelsea.

United, seventh in the table, have conceded 15 goals in their last four defeats to Watford, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Leicester but the club's owners, the Glazer family, have resisted sacking Solskjaer.

Solskjaer apologised to the United supporters at full-time at Vicarage Road but many loudly and specifically booed the Norwegian.

"I always have belief in myself," Solskjaer stressed. "Of course, at the minute it's a difficult time for us. I can see, I can trust every single one out there to give their all. The staff are fantastic. But the results are difficult. I believe we can turn this around.

"I need to get the players to perform better, that's my responsibility, that's the biggest thing now. They’re so disappointed, they’re working, they're trying to find their confidence back.

"Second-half, I was very pleased with. Don’t get me wrong, the whole afternoon was so disappointing, so far away from our standards, but I have to say the attitude, the quality, the application until last 20 minutes, we played some very good football, created loads of chances.

"That shows the attitude of them. Donny and Anto came on, disappointed as they should be but gave us quality."

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