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Man Utd boss Solskjaer convinced Pogba can stay if...

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists winning trophies will help convince players like Paul Pogba that their future remains at Old Trafford.

Pogba has only won two major trophies since arriving at Old Trafford, picking up the League Cup and the Europa League during his first campaign in 2016-17 under Jose Mourinho.

But he has since struggled to settle within the first team at United and it has led to his agent Mino Raiola claiming he will leave the club in the near future.

"It's always a demand here at Manchester United to win trophies," Solskjaer told ESPN. "And the more we win trophies, the more players will want to play for us - then the higher standard you've got to set yourself.

"It's a demand for the players, a challenge for the players that we want them to improve and get better and better.

"Paul has been here now for a while and, of course, he wants to win more trophies. He's got a very, very good attitude to training and playing football.

"He loves football, he's ambitious, he wants to have success - like most of the others that are in the squad. We're not all the same.

"I would say that this squad has impressed me with their attitude and spirit lately and the way that they go about their work.

"Of course, it's down to us to win trophies and then we'll see who will be part of the team going forward."

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