Since becoming the permanent team manager for the Red Devils, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has achieved five wins, and three of them in the current season. The Manchester United boss is well aware that something is lacking - a prolific scorer, if possible, that will give the English club a much-needed turnaround.
The recent offloading of Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez, both forward, definitely hurt the team, Solskjaer admitted, revealing too that for the January transfer window, getting a new and preferably creative striker is top on the team's list.
"We let Alexis and Romelu go, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that it's a forward that next time we're going to recruit - we're looking for some creativity and goals," the Norwegian manager was reported by Metro as saying.
Solskjaer said there were opportunities to fill the exact needs of United last summer, but the talents available were deemed unsuitable to the team ideology. He is looking for the perfect match, and that is the priority come the head-hunting season early next year.
Inadequacies seem the chief problem plaguing United at the moment. Going to United's match against Arsenal at the Old Trafford on Monday, Solskjaer will again need to deal with options that seem to whittle down by the day.
Facing the Arsenal, the Red Devils will have to rule out Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford due to injury woes, further putting pressure on the team boss already saddled by high expectations.
In spite of the misfortunes that the club has been dealing with, Solskjaer said United would land the top four as he pointed out that other teams are also in the rebuilding process. The struggle is real, but it appears United will get to a better place.
"That is where we will be in and around. We should still be a top four side," Fox Sports reported Solskjaer as saying.
He likewise insisted that confidence is not an issue for him. Solskjaer remains convinced that he can lead United to greater levels of success, saying too that doubt is not a concept that dwells on his mind.
"You evaluate every single game and look through the games, but I'm not doubting myself, no ... If I doubt myself, then the rest of the world would as well. We have loads of discussions, so we believe in what we're doing," The Guardian reported Solskjaer as saying.
United, he added, is vastly improving and getting more robust. The team, at its current form, is quick to adjust as the circumstance demands, Solskjaer said.
