Don’t get ‘CONNED’ by Jose and Co AGAIN! Ole Gunnar Solskjaer warns ‘hurt’ Man United not to fall for Tottenham’s tricks before 6-1 rematch, after Anthony Martial’s red card against Mourinho’s men
- Man United will look to gain revenge over Tottenham after 6-1 loss last year
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted his players are still ‘hurt’ by the heavy defeat
- He urged his players to learn from Anthony Martial getting ‘conned’ for his red
- Martial was giving his marching orders for retaliating and slapping Erik Lamela
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has warned his Manchester United players not to be ‘conned’ into getting themselves sent off against Tottenham again.
Anthony Martial was shown a straight red card as United crashed to a 6-1 defeat to Spurs at Old Trafford in October when he responded to taking an arm in the face from Erik Lamela by slapping his opponent.
Solskjaer admits that United are still hurting from their joint record Premier League defeat, and has told his players not to retaliate if they are provoked when the teams meet again on Sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Man United are still hurting from 6-1 loss and have a point to prove
Solskjaer’s men were put to the sword by Tottenham as they shipped six goals back in October
‘We got conned into a red card, and that’s something that we have to be aware of,’ said Solskjaer.
‘We can’t react like this because we know in games there’ll be situations where we’ll be wound up. We’ve learned a lot from that and I’m sure we’ll have a better performance this time around.
‘I think the players will remember that game with a lot of pain. Our professional pride has been hurt.
United boss warned his stars they mustn’t get conned into a red card as Anthony Martial did
Martial was giving his marching orders back in October by retaliating and slapping Erik Lamela
‘The way and the manner we lost is not ourselves and we know that. We gave ourselves a difficult game by having 10 men.
‘Pre-season was short and we weren’t up to the standard required, but we were so poor and I’m pretty sure we’ll see some players wanting to prove that we’re better than that.’
United will be looking to consolidate second place in the Premier League against a Spurs side still fighting for a top-four finish, but Solskjaer insists that second will never be good enough for the club.
‘We should never settle for second place at Man United and we will never settle for second place, I think that’s the point here,’ he added.
‘We have seen the heights and we know what this club is capable of. I’ve been here for a little while myself and it’s taken time for us to be in this position. Hopefully we can be better next season because this is below our ambitions.’
Solskjaer is confident his players are ready to face in-form Spurs skipper Harry Kane who is now on 31 goals for the season for club and country.
‘When you’re playing against one of the best centre-forwards in European football, of course it’s something that we prepare for,’ he said.
‘I think every team when they play Tottenham or England, you know Harry Kane’s qualities. But we prepare the defenders for every single opponent.
‘The season that (Heung-min) Son and Kane have had, their relationship is one of Tottenham’s strengths and they have other quality players we have to be aware of.’
He also insisted that United’s defence are ready to deal with red-hot Spurs striker Harry Kane
