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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sets his Manchester United players a target in bid to secure a top four finish

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has set his side a target of five wins from their final six Premier League games in a bid to secure a top four finish.

United's hopes of claiming a top four finish suffered a blow on Tuesday night, after Wolves came from behind to defeat the Red Devils at Molineux.

Despite taking the lead through Scott McTominay's low strike on 13 minutes, the Red Devils were pegged back 12 minutes later when Diogo Jota coolly finished after collecting Raul Jimenez's pass.

United then had captain Ashley Young sent off in the 57th minute after collecting his second booking for a foul on Jota - before the hosts completed the turnaround when Chris Smalling turned the ball into his own net after hesitation from United keeper David de Gea.

Leander Dendoncker celebrates after his team's second goal against Manchester United ((Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images))

The defeat was United's third in their last four games, and Solskjaer is demanding a reaction from his side when they take on Barcelona in the Champions League next week.

“We don’t have any room for losses,” the Norwegian told the press in his post-match press conference.

“We are a very good team so it will be difficult for those who play against us and this performance deserved a win.

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“I’ve said we need 15 points in the last seven games or 18 in the last eight – we got three against Watford so now we need 15 in the last six.

"There are many things we have to improve because Barcelona are a top side but we will use one or two days now to analyse and recover.”

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