Welcome back guys! Today we’re looking at how Solskjaer set his Man Utd team up this season.

The summer of 2021 has seen Manchester United take more steps forward under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, addressing some problem positions and giving opportunities to squad players to impress. Signing Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane.

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Let’s take a look at the midfield which has been a problem area for Man Utd in terms of having a consistent solid pairing. What we’ve seen in preseason from Solskjaer has been a more adventurous pairing in the double pivot, often with a more creative player like Paul Pogba or Donny van de Beek playing next to a more conservative midfielder like Fred, McTominay or Matic. This combination offers more of an attacking threat without completely changing the system that Solskjaer and the players have been working on for the past couple of seasons.

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How the midfield operates will be tactically very interesting this season and will be the part of the team that sees the most change. For the most part, the other nine positions are largely locked down with perhaps the goalkeeper and striker position the only two where there is genuine competition for the best eleven. But I expect the double pivot to be constantly adapted to fit the situation.

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Donny van de Beek is the player that will benefit the most from the uncertainty and Solskjaer’s more attacking approach. The Dutchman struggled for minutes last season because he was competing with Bruno Fernandes, the best number 10 in the world for Solskjaer’s system.
But he should get more opportunities to impress this time around. Donny has been working hard on his physique in the off season, trying to add muscle to help him cope with the demands of the Premier League. Combine this with a full season of experience and a preseason to impress and Donny could be a real difference maker.

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With a fully fit squad, I expect we’ll see the left and right wing occupied by Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho respectively, although they’ll freely rotate positions. Tactically, United will continue to attack in their 3-3-4, focusing their play out wide. With this duo on the pitch, United’s attacks should become more balanced, with more play coming down the right hand side - although the left will still be favoured due to the attacking output of Luke Shaw. We should see more of the same as last season. Building out from the back and looking to create space for their forwards to operate in. If direct balls aren’t on they’ll continue to attack through the wide areas which should see frequent options to switch the point of attack. And this is the aspect of United’s play that will be much improved by the new signings, given Varane’s exceptional long range passing and the two incredibly effective wingers in 1 v 1 situations.

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Where do you think Man Utd will finish next season? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!

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