OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER has warned his young side not to accept just leading games by a single goal after their narrow penalty shoot-out win over Rochdale.
United converted just one of their 31 attempts on goal and were almost made to pay for their wastefulness as the League One side came back to level the scores.
The Premier League club only avoided a huge upset at Old Trafford thanks to penalties and Solskjaer says his players need to learn from their mistakes.
The United boss said: “We go 1-0 up in many games.
“Today it’s again go 1-0 up and you think ‘go on then, get the second’ which is the key now and that is learning curve for these boys as well.
“We need to go for a second.
“At this club you don’t just sit back and hope that’s enough good. If you settle for good enough, that’s not what we want.”
Solskjaer is growing under increasing pressure after a disappointing start to the season.
United’s fans have been underwhelmed by the way they have fallen so far off the pace in the Premier League just two months into the campaign.
They were looking for an instant reply to the criticism levelled at the club for their dismal display in the 2-0 defeat at West Ham.
But only just scraping through against Rochdale has left some fans fuming.
The pressure is on Solskjaer now to turn out a side capable of beating Arsenal in next Monday’s crucial home clash.
Another half-hearted display would be sure to increase the questions over whether the Norwegian is up to the job.
