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Solskjaer states out United’s Champions League ambitions

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is feeling confident about Manchester United’s chances in the Champions League this term.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sees no reason why Manchester United can’t go all the way in the Champions League especially after their opening win against PSG.

United were rewarded for a third-place Premier League finish last season by being drawn in the “group of death” alongside PSG, RB Leipzig and Istanbul Basaksehir in group H.

Few expected the Red Devils to pick up a positive result on matchday one as they traveled to Parc des Princes to face the French champions.

However, Solskjaer saw his side rip up the pre-match script and pick up an impressive 2-1 victory against the French giants.

With that in mind, the United boss sees no reason why United can’t make it all the way to the showpiece in May after getting the better of the 2019-20 finalists in their own backyard.

He told the club’s official website: “[We want to] enjoy it and make the most of it as well because we go out to win every single game of football that we play.

“We’ve got a good quality squad and I feel we can go into any game believing we can win it and I think that shows. We played one of the best teams in Europe [in PSG] and we beat them away from home, so why shouldn’t we aim for the final?”

United will be looking to claim another win when they take on Leipzig on Wednesday night. Solskjaer knows they won’t have it easy against the Bundesliga giants.

“I would use the word impressive. They’ve got a very refreshing, impressive coach as well.” he said about Leipzig.

“He’s bright, he changes, he’s very proactive and it’s hard to prepare against coaches like Julian [Nagelsmann], but we’ve just got to focus on ourselves.”

“He will come up with something and we will come up with something. They’ve had some very impressive improvement over the years and you see already they’ve started really well in the Bundesliga.”

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