Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told his Manchester United players they must rediscover their “edge” ahead of their return game at Tottenham.
United's first game back after the enforced break due to the coronavirus pandemic is a trip to Tottenham in the Premier League on June 19.
Solskjaer said he and his squad, who are chasing a top-four spot, as well as FA Cup and Europa League glory, and also on an 11-game unbeaten run, are raring to go.
“We’ve been looking forward to these games for ages really,” said Solskjaer. “It does make it feel like ‘yes, we’re here soon.’
“The first game is two weeks from today, so we need to step up the training and get an edge to our game again.
“Everyone knows that we will have to be at our best, and have to be focused against Tottenham. We know it’s a big game for everyone.
“We had Chelsea when we started the league this season so I’m confident that our players can go into the Tottenham game with that mentality of going there to play a very good game of football.”
Reflecting on their return to training following the easing of the lockdown, Solskjaer told the club's official App: “Training has been about recapping what we did well, tweaking maybe one or two things and looking at some new ideas.
“But hopefully we can see a lot of what we saw towards the end before the lockdown.
“We’ve got games coming weekend, midweek, weekend for a spell so you have to focus on ourselves and not just on that one, first game.
“I think everyone can see over the last few months how the players have behaved and dealt with the situation and how we as a club have dealt with it. The players have kept themselves fit as well, which has been great.
“The weather was fantastic when they got going in small groups and gradually now, as we’ve got into contact training, you can see a little bit more of the edge but also the camaraderie and team bonding.”
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