Man Utd Want to Be as Good as Liverpool, Says Solskjaer
MANCHESTER (Dispatches) - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has cast an envious eye towards Liverpool after admitting his Manchester United side are not yet at the level he had hoped.
Solskjaer has been in the job for just over a year – initially in a caretaker capacity – with his inconsistent team heading into Christmas eighth in the Premier League.
They are seven points behind fourth-placed Chelsea and a whopping 24 adrift of table-toppers and arch-rivals Liverpool.
The Merseysiders appear well set to end their 29-year wait for domestic supremacy after also being crowned European and world champions over the past seven months.
It might not sit easy with the Old Trafford faithful but Jurgen Klopp’s men are now the standard-bearers in English football with Solskjaer conceding his first 12 months at United have not lived up to his expectations.
He said: "We’re halfway through the season. We knew this season was going to be a season of some ups and downs and this season will be used to find the team and the squad for next season.
"But, hopefully, if we can speed this process up by getting more results, I expect us to be more consistent, definitely more experienced and learning from these setbacks.
Solskjaer has been in the job for just over a year – initially in a caretaker capacity – with his inconsistent team heading into Christmas eighth in the Premier League.
They are seven points behind fourth-placed Chelsea and a whopping 24 adrift of table-toppers and arch-rivals Liverpool.
The Merseysiders appear well set to end their 29-year wait for domestic supremacy after also being crowned European and world champions over the past seven months.
It might not sit easy with the Old Trafford faithful but Jurgen Klopp’s men are now the standard-bearers in English football with Solskjaer conceding his first 12 months at United have not lived up to his expectations.
He said: "We’re halfway through the season. We knew this season was going to be a season of some ups and downs and this season will be used to find the team and the squad for next season.
"But, hopefully, if we can speed this process up by getting more results, I expect us to be more consistent, definitely more experienced and learning from these setbacks.