Solskjaer admits Chelsea's youngsters are ahead of Man Utd's
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits that Chelsea’s youngsters are ahead of Manchester United’s as they prepare to meet in the Carabao Cup at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
‘Chelsea are a very exciting team,’ he said. ‘Frank has got players that have been on loan for one or two seasons in the Championship. The difference between my youngsters is that they are almost stepping right now onto the scene.
‘Axel Tuanzebe has missed the last couple of games, but he has been out on loan (at Aston Villa last season) and you can see the benefit. I think Chelsea’s young players benefit from that now. They are a mature young team.’
Solskjaer admits that it has been a big challenge for young players like Mason Greenwood, Tahith Chong, Angel Gomes, James Garner and Brandon Williams to step into the first-team as United have struggled at the start of the season, but he believes they will benefit from the experience.
‘Character will be revealed in tough times, but I think the young kids have been excellent,’ added the United boss. ‘I can’t give them any more responsibility and I couldn’t be any more happy with many of the youngsters.
‘We know it’s been tough, and we know that we have asked a lot of them because Paul (Pogba), Luke (Shaw), Anthony (Martia) and loads of other players have been injured. The youngsters have stepped up in a difficult period. But in the end they will be stronger for it.’
Asked if Garner and Williams will face Chelsea after starting against Partizan Belgrade in Serbia last week, Solskjaer said: ‘I would think so. Jimmy played 10-15 minutes (against Norwich) and was excellent. He calmed us down and made some good decisions when we wanted to see the game out. We have not made a decision on who is going to play, but you will probably see the two of them.’
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits that Chelsea’s youngsters are ahead of Manchester United’s as they prepare to meet in the Carabao Cup at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
‘Chelsea are a very exciting team,’ he said. ‘Frank has got players that have been on loan for one or two seasons in the Championship. The difference between my youngsters is that they are almost stepping right now onto the scene.
‘Axel Tuanzebe has missed the last couple of games, but he has been out on loan (at Aston Villa last season) and you can see the benefit. I think Chelsea’s young players benefit from that now. They are a mature young team.’
Solskjaer admits that it has been a big challenge for young players like Mason Greenwood, Tahith Chong, Angel Gomes, James Garner and Brandon Williams to step into the first-team as United have struggled at the start of the season, but he believes they will benefit from the experience.
‘Character will be revealed in tough times, but I think the young kids have been excellent,’ added the United boss. ‘I can’t give them any more responsibility and I couldn’t be any more happy with many of the youngsters.
‘We know it’s been tough, and we know that we have asked a lot of them because Paul (Pogba), Luke (Shaw), Anthony (Martia) and loads of other players have been injured. The youngsters have stepped up in a difficult period. But in the end they will be stronger for it.’
Asked if Garner and Williams will face Chelsea after starting against Partizan Belgrade in Serbia last week, Solskjaer said: ‘I would think so. Jimmy played 10-15 minutes (against Norwich) and was excellent. He calmed us down and made some good decisions when we wanted to see the game out. We have not made a decision on who is going to play, but you will probably see the two of them.’
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