Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the top four is not out of reach after beginning his reign with a 5-1 win over Cardiff City.
United are eight points adrift of the Champions League places but Solskjaer has not ruled out a charge up the table in the second half of the season.
“We’ll take one game at a time but we’re eight points behind and we’ve caught up teams before at this club,” Solskjaer said.
“Now, though, we’ve got to catch up a couple [of teams], but our job is to take one game at a time.
“Don’t look too far ahead but we always play well in [the] second half of the season. Man United teams always do.”
Thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford, Ander Herrera, Anthony Martial and two from Jesse Lingard, United scored five in the Premier League game for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson’s final match in charge more than five years ago.
But Solskjaer did not want to take all the credit.
“Since Mick Phelan’s last game,” joked the Norwegian.
“They are good players, very, very good players, talented players.
“I’m pleased with all of them, every single one of them.
“When you’ve got Martial and Jesse Lingard down either side, Rashford up top with Paul [Pogba] supporting them, it’s exhilarating to watch and as long as we keep that standard up we’ll keep picking up points.”
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