Solskjaer emulates Sir Matt Busby as victory at Newcastle sees him become second Man Utd manager to win first four matches
Wednesday 2 January 2019 23:56, UK
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described his maiden clean sheet as Manchester United manager as a "big plus" on the night he emulated Sir Matt Busby.
Second-half goals from Romelu Lukaku - 38 seconds after coming off the bench - and Marcus Rashford saw Solskjaer become only the second manager in Manchester United history to win their opening four games at the helm.
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"It was the fourth clean sheet from open play on the spin," Solskjaer told Sky Sports. "Finally we kept a clean sheet from set pieces.
"It was a very professional performance, we didn't hit the heights that we can do but I felt we were in control and kept plugging away.
"We controlled things more in the second half, we were sluggish in the first. It almost seemed like a testimonial at times, too many touches, too many square passes.
"But the big, big plus is a clean sheet."
Lukaku scored with his first touch after coming off the bench, converting a rebound after Martin Dubravka spilled a dipping Rashford free-kick.
Rashford then showed great composure with United's second on 80 minutes, and Solskjaer has welcomed the selection headache his two in-form strikers have given him.
"It was a great strike again from Marcus and a good reaction from Romelu," the interim Manchester United boss added.
"When you see big Rom running towards you as a 'keeper, I think you'll stick your hands away."
Asked whether he would pick either Rashford or Lukaku in future, he replied: "You can play with two of them.
"One can play on the right, one through the middle, it gives me options."
