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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly told his Manchester United squad that they are better than the club's 1999 treble-winning side that the Norwegian was a part of.
The Red Devils have added Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo to the side that finished 12 points behind Premier League champions Manchester City last season in a busy summer for Solskjaer's side.
An Old Trafford return for Ronaldo, who moves back to the north west 12 years after departing for Real Madrid, is a particularly important move with the five-time Balon D'Or winner after he averaged 30 league goals in the last two years for former club Juventus.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly told his Manchester United squad they are better than the 1999 treble-winning team
Solskjaer (middle) was part of Sir Alex Ferguson's United that won the treble 22 years ago
And according to The Sun, Solskjaer has told the current crop of United players that the signing of Ronaldo, 36, makes them favourites for the top-flight title this season.
The report also claims that the Norwegian thinks the only player who could have a similar impact to Ronaldo is new Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku,
