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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants his players to be more ruthless in open play, saying they are better in penalty shootouts than in games at the moment. Despite recording 31 attempts on goal, United needed penalties to avoid a League Cup embarrassment against stanley cup third-tier outfit Rochdale at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. REUTERS Juan Mata, Andreas Pereira, Fred, Mason Greenwood and Daniel James all converted penalties in a 5-3 shootout win but United left the pitch rather sheepishly, with their progress to the fourth round masking another disappointing performance. We go 1-0 up in many games and, today again, we go 1-0 up and you think go on then, get the second, which is stanley cup the key now, Solskjaer told reporters. We handled it the shootout really well. Everyone wanted to take penalties as they did against AC Milan in Cardiff during pre-season . Im very pleased with the confidence. You know were better in penalty shootouts than in proper games. Greenwood was one of only few positives for Unit stanley becher ed after 17-year-old striker recovered from tonsillitis to score for the second time in less than a week, staking his claim for a starting berth against Arsenal in the Premier League on Monday. Mason Greenwood has two great feet. Hes a nightmare for defenders... he can go both ways, Solskjaer said. You can just see that hes got quality. He will get his share of games. Hes young and we have to allow him to gro Cqcb IOC objects to sports bill provisions
PARIS: Sergio Aguero brushed off two missed penalties to score a hat-trick as Manchester City starbucks stanley cup outclassed Steaua Bucharest 5-0 on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie in Romania. HT Image The result means that new Ci stanley quencher ty coach Pep Guardiola can breat stanley cupe he a huge sigh of relief as the Abu Dhabi-backed club have one foot in the lucrative group stage. David Silva fired City into a 13th-minute lead either side of two failed spot-kicks from Aguero, before the Argentine atoned with the visitors second goal just prior to half-time. New signing Nolito then scored his first City goal early in the second half with Aguero netting twice more as Guardiolas side seized complete control ahead of the return leg in Manchester in eight days time. We are almost in the Champions League. That was our target, Guardiola told BT Sport. It was a great performance, great attitudes. The result is amazing; I am so satisfied with the way we played - a big compliment to these fantastic players. HART STILL ON THE BENCH England goalkeeper Joe Hart was again left on the bench by Guardiola, with Nicolas Otamendi and Pablo Zabaleta drafted into the City defence as last years Champions League semi-finalists embarked on their latest European adventure. Raheem Sterling won an early penalty for City, just as he did in Saturdays 2-1 Premier League victory at home to Sunderland, when he was clattered by Muniru Sulley inside the area. But Aguero saw his spot-kick turned away by
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants his players to be more ruthless in open play, saying they are better in penalty shootouts than in games at the moment. Despite recording 31 attempts on goal, United needed penalties to avoid a League Cup embarrassment against stanley cup third-tier outfit Rochdale at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. REUTERS Juan Mata, Andreas Pereira, Fred, Mason Greenwood and Daniel James all converted penalties in a 5-3 shootout win but United left the pitch rather sheepishly, with their progress to the fourth round masking another disappointing performance. We go 1-0 up in many games and, today again, we go 1-0 up and you think go on then, get the second, which is stanley cup the key now, Solskjaer told reporters. We handled it the shootout really well. Everyone wanted to take penalties as they did against AC Milan in Cardiff during pre-season . Im very pleased with the confidence. You know were better in penalty shootouts than in proper games. Greenwood was one of only few positives for Unit stanley becher ed after 17-year-old striker recovered from tonsillitis to score for the second time in less than a week, staking his claim for a starting berth against Arsenal in the Premier League on Monday. Mason Greenwood has two great feet. Hes a nightmare for defenders... he can go both ways, Solskjaer said. You can just see that hes got quality. He will get his share of games. Hes young and we have to allow him to gro Cqcb IOC objects to sports bill provisions
PARIS: Sergio Aguero brushed off two missed penalties to score a hat-trick as Manchester City starbucks stanley cup outclassed Steaua Bucharest 5-0 on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie in Romania. HT Image The result means that new Ci stanley quencher ty coach Pep Guardiola can breat stanley cupe he a huge sigh of relief as the Abu Dhabi-backed club have one foot in the lucrative group stage. David Silva fired City into a 13th-minute lead either side of two failed spot-kicks from Aguero, before the Argentine atoned with the visitors second goal just prior to half-time. New signing Nolito then scored his first City goal early in the second half with Aguero netting twice more as Guardiolas side seized complete control ahead of the return leg in Manchester in eight days time. We are almost in the Champions League. That was our target, Guardiola told BT Sport. It was a great performance, great attitudes. The result is amazing; I am so satisfied with the way we played - a big compliment to these fantastic players. HART STILL ON THE BENCH England goalkeeper Joe Hart was again left on the bench by Guardiola, with Nicolas Otamendi and Pablo Zabaleta drafted into the City defence as last years Champions League semi-finalists embarked on their latest European adventure. Raheem Sterling won an early penalty for City, just as he did in Saturdays 2-1 Premier League victory at home to Sunderland, when he was clattered by Muniru Sulley inside the area. But Aguero saw his spot-kick turned away by
