Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has spoken out in a bid to reassure West Ham United boss David Moyes ahead of Manchester United’s games against Leicester and Liverpool.
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Man United will have a huge say on West Ham’s Champions League hopes in the next 48 hours.
The Red Devils play Leicester tonight and Liverpool on Thursday evening. And West Ham are desperate for Solskjaer’s side to win both games to reignite their dreams of making the top four.
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If that happens – and West Ham beat Brighton on Saturday night, the Hammers would suddenly be favourites for fourth place.
Solskjaer admitted he would likely anger the likes of Moyes and West Ham by resting key players, particularly against the Foxes.
And he even admitted that gives West Ham’s top four rivals a seriously unfair advantage.
Last week Solskjaer slammed the decision to reschedule Man United’s clash with Liverpool for Thursday, insisting he will have no choice but to rotate his players in order to protect them from injury (Sky Sports).
He also said the concerns of the likes of West Ham, chasing the top four, were ‘not his problem’.
Solskjaer moves to reassure Moyes he is looking to beat Leicester and Liverpool in frantic 48 hours
That sparked a reaction from Moyes, who questioned the integrity of the Premier League (Manchester Evening News).
But now Solskjaer has spoken out to reassure Moyes and West Ham fans that he will be going all out to win both games, even if he does make some changes against Leicester.
Because Man United are under pressure to keep their fans happy amid ongoing unrest at the club.
“We want to listen, the players want to play the game,” Solskjaer told the press ahead of two games in as many days (Sky Sports).
‘We’re going to do everything we can’
“We’re playing Liverpool – of course we want to beat Liverpool and we want to beat Leicester.
“So we’re going to do everything we can for our fans to celebrate what we’re doing on the pitch.”
Solskjaer stopped short of confirming he would field his strongest possible team, though. He added that he would assess his squad today before deciding whether to hand debuts to a number of young players in his squad such as Amad Diallo and Shola Shoretire (ManUtd.com).
West Ham fans can only sit and wait in hope.
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