Manchester United will travel to Molineux to face Wolves in the FA Cup quarterfinals following their 0-2 victory over Chelsea in the fifth round.
Goals from Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba secured the Red Devils’ place in the quarter-final in a game where United really showed their class in a competitive outing at Stamford Bridge.
Following the game, Pogba praised all his team mates’ “great” performances and said that there’s mutual trust between United players and caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
“It is a beautiful win. Today was a great performance from the team, all of them. It wasn’t easy. We did it. We are really pleased with that win,” Pogba told the BBC.
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“The team helped me get to my best. I give everything for them. They help me score goals and get assists. We are enjoying playing together.
“We are Man Utd. We play to win trophies. He [Solskjaer] took this job because he can do it. He trusts us and we trust him.”
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the first Manchester United manager to win a game at Stamford Bridge since Sir Alex Ferguson in October 2012.
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After the game United drew Wolves in the FA Cup quarterfinals, while Swansea City drew Premier League leaders Manchester City, Watford will host Crystal Palace and Millwall will entertain Brighton at the Den.
When interviewed after the draw Solskjaer had immediately come to terms with facing another challenge on the road after tough ties against Arsenal and Chelsea away from home.
“An away tie again after Arsenal and Chelsea but that’s it. We’ll have to do it the hard way, Wolves are a tough team to play against,” Solskjaer told the BBC.
“The performance tonight was fantastic, our tactics worked. We asked our midfielders to press higher and get into the box and it worked. The defending in the second half was fantastic.”
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