The Reds now sit second in the Premier League, ten points behind rivals Manchester City, with a game against them to come in a fortnight’s time, and are still in the running in both the Europa League and Emirates FA Cup.<\/p>\n
When asked in his post-match press conference on the importance of the 3-1 win over Newcastle United, Solskjaer said: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a couple of setbacks, definitely, against West Brom and Sheffield United.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe could look back at those games and I could sit here and discuss the reasons why we didn\u2019t get the points that we deserved, but that\u2019s not what I want to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, the boys are really focused, and really good at recovering mentally and physically. It\u2019s not easy, I know that. We played on Thursday night and that\u2019s maybe why we needed 45 minutes to get going [against Newcastle].\u201d<\/p>\n
The Reds\u2019 Sunday win over Steve Bruce\u2019s side came right after Thursday’s impressive 4-0 win over Spanish side Real Sociedad, with that strong European showing in Turin being a clear improvement on their recent domestic displays against West Brom and Everton\u00a0where four Premier League points were dropped. However Solskjaer denies any notion that each different competition is approached with a different mindset.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t really walk into a stadium and think \u2018we\u2019re playing in the Premier League, so we\u2019re in bad form\u2019 or \u2018we\u2019re playing in the Europa League, so we\u2019re in great form.’<\/p>\n
\u201cTo build momentum, you just have to go on the pitch and feel that you\u2019re playing well. That’s important,\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n
Although currently 10 points in second place behind league leaders City, the Reds have an opportunity to get three points closer when the Manchester clubs meet on 7 March, which is understandable why Ole says of the title race:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m never going to say that it\u2019s done until it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve seen so many examples of teams that just hang in there and keep working, doing their own jobs, and something might happen. It\u2019s not something we think about, we just think about our own performances and our own games.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the only thing that we can control, but it\u2019s not like we\u2019re going to think \u2018we\u2019ll just lose this game because there\u2019s no point.’ We have loads to play for and as a team we have loads to improve on.\u201d<\/p>\n
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