Solskjaer reveals how CR7 helped Man United beat Arsenal
Football
By
Mirror
| Jan 26, 2019
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer used classic Manchester United clips to mastermind their victory over Arsenal.
United progressed to the FA Cup fifth round with a 3-1 success at the Emirates as Alexis Sanchez, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial found the net.
The second and third United goals were scored after impressive counter-attacks and Solskjaer admits that was a key part of his game plan going into the game.
And among those shown was Cristiano Ronaldo's fine goal in United's victory over Arsenal in the Champions League in 2009.
"It’s fantastic to go through in the cup. It’s one of the hardest games you can get," Solskjaer said.
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"We’d worked hard at defending and counter-attacking. Counter-attacking is classic Manchester United – Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ji Sung-park.
"We’ve scored so many at Arsenal over the years."
Solskjaer went on to suggest the performance was one of the best since he replaced Jose Mourinho, despite United winning all eight of their matches under the Norwegian.
He added: "Today we looked more like a proper team. We looked more structured.
"It was a massive improvement from the Tottenham game.
"It’s easy to get excited and talk about the future but we need to just keep working and think about the next game."