Manchester United are still not the strong club that they were years ago and still cannot find their way. With Solskjaer, they started off far from the European positions this season, which they have managed to reach, but cannot afford any more mistakes.
At the moment, there are five point between them and Chelsea, who are in the Champions League position, so there is a lot to do in 2020, which started with a defeat in the EFL Cup against Manchester City and one against Mikel Arteta's Arsenal in the Premier League.
After the game, Solskjaer let slip that he gave some players, such as Lingard, an ultimatum, who has had a 2019 to forget with very low numbers and no contribution.
"We have different roles, ages and more or less influence, but on the field we all play a lot of things. There are those who risk their future at the club," he said in some words to the newspaper 'Sport'.
It is so, that Solskjaer wanted to look to the future and he has been able to build on the positive momentum of recent matches: "We're slowly getting better in the Premier League, and there's no easy game".