OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER is confident Manchester United can continue their pre-lockdown unbeaten run when they face Tottenham in two weeks’ time.
The Red Devils are back in action on June 19 for the first time since a 5-0 Europa League win over Austrian side LASK, which extended their unbeaten streak to ten games before the season was suspended.
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been encouraged by his players’ return to contact training.
Solskjaer feels his side’s experience of facing another top-four rival on the opening day of the season could stand them in good stead for their first game back.
Speaking to the club’s official website, he said: “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, have to be focused. 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.”
Despite the prospect of at least ten games in six weeks, as well as Europa League action in August, the Norwegian is optimistic his side will be ready to fire on all cylinders come the restart.
He added: “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.
“That’s vital for me in a team. That’s one of the main things, that we are a team and the team goes before anything else.”
Marcus Rashford looks fresh and ready for return as Man United are back in contact training
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
