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Man Utd boss Solskjaer unhappy knowing LaLiga helped Villarreal with Gdansk prep

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is unhappy knowing Villarreal have had an extra 24 hours to prepare for this week's Europa League final in Gdansk.

While Manchester United played - and beat - Wolves on Sunday on the final day of the Premier League season, Villarreal's LaLiga finale against Real Madrid was moved to Saturday, giving the Spaniards a day extra to prepare for the European showpiece.

Solskjaer picked a much-changed team at Molineux with one eye clearly on Wednesday's final and the United boss couldn't help but point out how 'poignant' it was that LaLiga aided one of their sides - but the Premier League didn't do the same.

"Yeah of course we've got Wednesday in mind," Solskjaer said afterwards, in regards to his team selection.

"I thought it was quite poignant that LaLiga move all their games to the day before so Villarreal can play their full strength team just to prepare for the final.

"I think we could look after ourselves more as well, could get some help. So I had to make these changes."

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