Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hit back at claims from former Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal that his team “park the bus and play on the counter attack".
The Dutchman’s words resonated with the team’s laboured 2-1 win against Watford on Sunday, where the winning goals scored by Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial came largely against the run of play.
United were second best for long periods against the Hornets, but held on to grind out a win and move above Arsenal into the Premier League’s top four.
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Solskjaer conceded that the nature of his side’s late comeback win against Paris Saint Germain in March may have influenced the former Netherlands manager’s opinion of the team’s style of play.