Solskjaer sets top three for unbeaten United

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged his Manchester United stars to reel in Tottenham Hotspur after victory at Wembley on Sunday.

Marcus Rashford’s sublime first-half strike sealed a 1-0 win against Mauricio Pochettino’s men.

It extended caretaker boss Solskjaer’s winning start to a club-record sixth successive match in all competitions as they moved to within seven points of Spurs.

The Red Devils are now level with fifth-placed Arsenal and now just two six off the Champiions League spots.

However, the Norwegian is now eyeing Tottenham in third as he looks to continue his stunning start in the hotseat.

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“We had to beat them if we were to have a chance to catch them,” said Solskjaer. “We were ten points behind now we’re seven.

“Seven points is catchable, 13 is impossible, 10 difficult. Now we have the chance.”

Meanwhile, Solskjaer called David De Gea the “best goalkeeper in the world” after his superb performance.

After a quiet opening period, the United goalkeeper pulled off 11 saves in an exceptional second-half display that earned plaudits aplenty.

“Obviously it’s a tough venue to come to,” Solskjaer said after the win. “Spurs are flying at the moment – they score goals, they’ve got some fantastic players and we defended really well.

“We had a fantastic goalkeeper, obviously.

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“Second half, we made hard work of it. Maybe because of ourselves they created many, many chances but first half I thought it was spot on.

“Team spirit, we can defend – Jonah [Phil Jones], Victor (Lindelof) fantastic with Luke (Shaw) and Ash (Young) next to them.

“We’ve got the best goalkeeper in the world – I’ve said that many times – and we’ve got blistering pace up front and the goal was fantastic by Rash.

“It’s a hard skill, you know, to score from that angle with a right foot and an instep.

“I thought he was going to go near post, but it was a well-struck finish.”