Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted he will find it a wrench to leave Manchester United if he is forced to move on at the end of the season.
The Norwegian became the first United boss to win his first four league games in charge since Sir Matt Busby after second-half goals from Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford earned a 2-0 win at Newcastle to close the gap with the top four to six points.
“Of course I won’t, I don’t want to [leave],” Solskjaer told a news conference at St James’ Park. “It’s such a great bunch of players, atmosphere, but it’s the next game, it’s the next game, it’s the next game, and I’m doing my job as long as I’m here.”
United have beaten Cardiff, Huddersfield, Bournemouth and Newcastle since Solskjaer took over from Jose Mourinho.
All four teams occupy places in the bottom half of the table and with a trip to Tottenham to come on Jan. 13, the interim boss accepts bigger challenges lie in wait.
“We’ve played teams in the lower half of the table but these games need to be won,” said Solskjaer.
“You can’t beat anyone else other than the team you’re playing and the performance today was really professional.
“To come here against a club like this with the fans they’ve got, it was excellent.”
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