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Solskjaer delighted: Man Utd were great, exhilarating

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer felt they were at their best for victory over Brighton.

United were dominant in the 3-1 victory, with strikes from Andreas Pereira and Marcus Rashford plus a Davy Propper own goal securing an important three points which sends us up to seventh in the Premier League table.

Solskjaer enthused, "It was great, exhilarating. When you see a team perform like this and players perform like this, I know there are quite a few United fans who will go home – maybe some young fans – saying 'I want to be like those attackers, I want to be like Brandon Williams, Dan James, Marcus Rashford.' That's what we're here for, and we haven't done that enough this season, but today I thought it was excellent.

"You can talk about the goals we score but also the link-up play – Anthony's work through the middle gives Marcus, Dan and Andreas space to run into. I thought Anthony was excellent today."

The manager added: "When you play like this, you want another game straight away. The last international break was fantastic timing for us, and we've done well since. We disappointed ourselves and everyone last weekend but overall, with seven games, five wins and a draw against Liverpool, it's been a step forward."

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