This is how Ole Gunnar Solskjær intends to restore
Manchester United to former glories. The road back to the top of the
Premier League is long and it is impossible to say that United will be challenging for the title next season, given the ridiculous levels of Liverpool’s current superiority. But a Bruno Fernandes-inspired performance on the south coast brought that most precious of commodities – hope.
It is what routinely kills supporters and goodness knows there have been false dawns for United in the years since Sir Alex Ferguson was manager. But with Fernandes roaming with menace behind a pacy and dangerous front three – in which the 18-year-old Mason Greenwood was the star turn – and
Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic providing the control in the centre of the pitch, it was an evening when United made a statement.