Solskjaer tips Man Utd to win UCL

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer backed Manchester United to win the Champions League after his side’s dramatic 3-1 away-goals victory over Paris Saint-Germain put them into the quarter-finals for the first time in five years.

Marcus Rashford’s stoppage-time penalty clinched a remarkable result at Parc des Princes, where United became the first club to progress to the next round of the Champions League after losing the first leg of a knockout match at home by two or more goals.

Their 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford seemed a distant memory after Romelu Lukaku scored a first-half brace and Rashford hit a late winner following a controversial decision to award a penalty for handball against Presnel Kimpembe.

“Of course we fancy ourselves,” he told reporters following Wednesday’s clash.

“We can go all the way, but we just have to wait for the draw and take each game as it comes.

“We’ve had loads of injuries, suspensions, but that was maybe a good thing today as we had a fresh team, loads of energy. We knew we had to defend, be humble enough to work hard and we had a team to do that.”

The Norwegian has overseen a remarkable turnaround which has seen the side collect 14 victories from 17 games in all competitions,

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