The Andalusian outfit finished seventh in the Spanish top flight in 2019/20, qualifying for the Europa League for the first time, and they have so far beaten PSV Eindhoven, Napoli and Ole’s old club Molde, among others, to reach this stage.
That makes the Nazaríes a team to be wary of, says the Norwegian, especially as they’ve got the better of Sevilla and Real Sociedad – sides United are familiar with – in the league this season.
“Well, it’s another difficult tie of course,” Solskjaer told club media. “They’ve done well in La Liga and we know we're up against a team that will be technically very good and tactically very good.