Manchester United: 5 things Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must do to get the team back to winning ways

Solskjaer needs to act fast and save Manchester United's season
Solskjaer needs to act fast and save Manchester United's season

#4 Be ruthless in team selection

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United - Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United - Premier League

During the earlier games, when everything was going right, Solskjaer brought a sense of consistency in his team selection. He played a common set of players and even his substitutions were spot on. Solskjaer used his squad well and even managed to rest his key players by shuffling his team.

However, too many players have been poor of late and this is where the Norwegian needs to take a stand. The under-performers cannot be allowed to pull the team back; Solskjaer needs to be ruthless in his team selection now. It is necessary to show everyone that names do not guarantee automatic selection right now. Just as Sanchez has been dropped down the pecking order, it is time to put a few more men in their place.

Ashley Young has been one of the worst performers in the team of late, but he is not the only one. Jesse Lingard has been another player who does not deserve to start games any more. Solskjaer now has to forget the names on the back of the shirt and instead relegate under-performing players to the bench. These four games could determine Solskjaer entire managerial career at Old Trafford and the Norwegian needs to be absolutely spot on in his team selection now.

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