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Man Utd boss Solskjaer: Defensively perfect; but we could do better

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised his back four after their 2-0 win at FA Cup opponents Chelsea.

However, Solskjaer says there's still room for improvement after goals from Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba earned the victory.

He said: “Chelsea are a good team. They've got their way of playing, which is hard to play against. I thought, defensively, Juan did a fantastic job in between Jorginho and the two centre-backs. Defensively, we were absolutely perfect. With the ball, we could have done better and kept it more in the second half and controlled it but, then again, we kept a clean sheet.

"An absolutely massive result. We had some criticism after the game against PSG as we didn't create a lot. Today was a tough, tough game and I have to say everyone, down to a 't', did everything we asked of them."

Solskjaer also had a word for the away support.

"It seems like our fans enjoy away games. It was a fantastic performance from them as well tonight. I've got to say sometimes you want a home game but when we're away we've got the best support in the world."

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