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Man Utd boss Solskjaer hints at Ferguson-era forward group with another signing

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not ruled out signing another striker this summer.

The search for another forward appeared to be over after Odion Ighalo's loan was extended to January 2021.

Solskjaer was part of a four-man attacking group during Sir Alex Ferguson's glory days, and the Norwegian wants the same competition for Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.

"You need competition for places at Manchester United," Solskjaer told a press conference before Tuesday's clash with Brighton.

"If you think you've got a divine right to be playing every game and are doing so well that we're not going to look for players to replace you, you're in the wrong place.

"I've been here myself for so many years as a striker and Teddy Sheringham comes in, Dwight Yorke comes in, Ruud van Nistelrooy comes in, Wayne Rooney comes in.

"We've always got to look at improving, and if they don't improve, we might have to look somewhere else to get better because we have to be better. We're too far away from where we need to be and want to be."

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