Win over Spurs continued a pattern of Solskjær’s side thriving when the pressure is lower and opponents dominate the ballIt is the counterintuitive detail that strikes at the heart of Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s
Manchester United rebuild; firing optimism one week, stasis and frustration the next. How can Solskjær’s team play with a freedom of expression against the Premier League’s best, en route to getting encouraging results, but so frequently run into walls against less-fancied opponents?
The manager had a stab at answering the question on Wednesday night, after the stirring 2-1 Old Trafford victory over
Tottenham, and it was one of those moments when he caught himself a couple of times before he said too much.