Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saluted Manchester United’s fighting spirit as they scored two goals in the final five minutes to draw with Burnley.
Manchester – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saluted Manchester United’s fighting spirit as they rolled back the years with two goals in the final five minutes of a thrilling 2-2 draw against Burnley.
United manager Solskjaer is most famous for scoring the winning goal for the Old Trafford club in the closing seconds of the 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
That was one of many dramatic late victories for United during the Alex Ferguson era.
And Solskjaer rode the same emotional rollercoaster at Old Trafford on Tuesday as United preserved the unbeaten start to his interim reign.
Although United failed to win for the first time in nine attempts since Solskjaer took over from Jose Mourinho before Christmas, it was still an encouraging escape act.
United trailed by two goals with just three minutes left, but Paul Pogba got one back with a penalty.
Then Ashley Young sent over a 92nd minute cross, Alexis Sanchez’s header was saved by Tom Heaton and Victor Lindelof pounced to net the rebound.
« Coming up here, I was stopped so many times saying it was great spirit and great the way they came back, » said Solskjaer in the post-match press conference.
