There are massive matches around the corner – against a Jose Mourinho-led Tottenham at Old Trafford on Wednesday before a short trip to the other side of Manchester for the derby on Saturday against City.Įach will have a bearing not only on United’s ambitions to contest the Champions League places in the Premier League – already a near-impossibility given their ninth-place vantage point after Sunday’s 2-2 home draw with Aston Villa – but on Solskjaer’s grip on power.
