By Joe Bernstein for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 23:24 BST, 4 May 2019 | Updated: 23:24 BST, 4 May 2019
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has stressed the importance of the transfer window by insisting Manchester United can't take a top-six place for granted — let alone chase leading duo Manchester City and Liverpool at the top.
United face Huddersfield on Sunday after a run of two wins in 10 games that leaves them a remarkable 27 points behind Pep Guardiola's team across Manchester.
Solskjaer, who arrived with his squad at The Lowry Hotel on Saturday, has urged his players to show they want a long-term future at Old Trafford in their final two games this season.
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set for a big summer in the transfer market
Solskjaer posed for a photo with a fan while Paul Pogba walked up the steps to The Lowry
He believes United's owners, the Glazer family, will give him time to turn things around despite firing three managers in the last five years; David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho.
While the Norwegian's warning to United's hierarchy over transfers is more sugar-coated than a Mourinho tantrum, his assessment of where the club stands is still stark.
'You don't suddenly catch 27 points in one season, you've got to take it gradually,' said the
