Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defiantly claims Manchester United can achieve another great comeback in the Nou Camp after falling to Luke Shaw’s own goal.
The goal was awarded by VAR and Solskjaer insists United can win in the Nou Camp on Tuesday for the first time since his famous winner in the 1999 Champions League Final.
United take hope from their sensation comeback win at Paris Saint Germain and boss Solskjaer said: “We’re still in the tie.
“We go there with one thing in mind - we need to score.
“We’ll go there with work to be done, but a chance. It’s a tough one, but we’ve done it before. We’ll go there with the knowledge that we can score.”
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Scott McTominay, who impressed in midfield, was also belligerent, but admitted United need to score more.
“We are Manchester United - you can never write us off,” he said.
“I thought in the first 10 minutes, we showed them too much respect. After that we adapted really well and started to take control of the game and looked the better side. Unfortunately we didn’t get a goal.
“We need to score more goals and be more together as a group. We’ve got a big second leg to come and it’s only half-time.”
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United failed to register a shot on target in the Champions League for the first time since 2005 as they sank to a fourth defeat in five games.
They did keep Lionel Messi reasonably quiet and the Barca star was left bloodied with a suspected broken nose when Chris Smalling smashed into him.
Solskjaer said: “He’s a fantastic player. You see the cross for the goal, his awareness and technique. We did as well as we could against him.”
Barca coach Ernesto Valverde cleared Smalling of any blame.
“I think there was nothing in it,” he said. “We will see how Leo is. Smalling bumped into him. The doctors will have a look at him tomorrow.
“I feel good that we are going away with decent result, a good taste in the mouth.”
