MANCHESTER (Halbeeg News) – Manchester United manager, Ole Gunar Soljkajaer said the club must conduct “clever business” in the summer following their humbling exit in the Champions League in Barcelona on Tuesday.
Solskjaer admitted in the immediate aftermath of their 3-0 defeat in Camp Nou which made their opponents through to the semi-finals after 4-0 aggregate defeat.
In a previous era, United was able to attract the world’s best talents but, despite their track record of spending big in recent years, that may no longer be the case.
They have a battle on their hands to finish in the Premier League’s top four but former United player believes the club must be on an equal footing with Barcelona in future.
“Yeah, that is the level we have to aspire to because that’s the level we have been,” Solskjaer told MUTV.
United made an enterprising start at the Nou Camp, with Marcus Rashford clipping the crossbar moments after kick-off, but was undone by Lionel Messi’s first-half double and Philippe Coutinho’s wonder strike after half-time.
United will welcome rivals’ city at Old Trafford then followed by Chelsea’s visit in a run of fixtures that could go a long way towards defining United’s campaign in the top four.
Ole Guna is seeking to finish the season with a flourish but added of the Barca setback: “We gambled and you can say that we gambled and lost but we had to go for the first goal.
In another champions league march, the city will welcome high flying Tottenham while Liverpool invites FC Porto.
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