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Solskjaer: We deliberately get refereeing decisions wrong in training to prepare Man Utd players

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that Manchester United's coaching staff often get decisions intentionally wrong during training in order to steel the group's response to such calls going against them on matchday.

The former Red Devils striker made the admission in the wake of his side's 3-1 victory over Tottenham and former boss Jose Mourinho in the Premier League last weekend, when Edinson Cavani saw a would-be opener chalked off for a controversial incident in the build-up involving Scott McTominay and Son Heung-min.

United went on to rally from the frustration of the call and Son's subsequent strike, with Cavani finding the net in-between finishes for Fred and Mason Greenwood, and their manager has now opened up on how he prepares his team to overcome such calls.