Solskjaer Reveals What He Told Man United Stars at Halftime to Inspire Comeback Over Atalanta

• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised his Man United players for their resilient performance against Atalanta
• United shockingly found themselves two goals down at half-time before they staged a dramatic comeback to win the tie
• According to Ole, he was confident United would overturn the scoreline and salvage a favourable result
• The win fired the Red Devils to the top of Group F with six points, two above second-placed Alatalanta

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has claimed he was confident Man United would overturn Atalanta's 2-0 lead to win at Old Trafford on Wednesday, October 20.

United, who went into the clash on the back of a string of poor performances found themselves trailing Atalanta by two goals to nothing at the break.

Mario Pasalic handed the Italian side's the lead in the 15th minute before Merih Demiral doubled the advantage before the half-hour mark.

However, a resurgent United staged a thrilling second-half comeback to down their visitors to secure a vital win in the Champions League clash.

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Marcus Rashford initiated the fightback after pulling one back for the hosts in the 53rd minute, before skipper Harry Maguire levelling matters in the 75th minute.

Cristiano Ronaldo completed the turnaround with a trademark header in the 81st minute as United stormed to a glorious win.

Asked what he said at the break to inspire his wards to the comeback, Solskjaer said:

"Make sure we get the next goal because we will win the game."

"As long as we don’t concede a goal I was pretty sure we’d win the game because we did create chances in the first half as well and it was just about taking them," he added as quoted by Metro UK.

Solskjaer, who has come under immense pressure in recent days went on to praise his players for turning up when it mattered most.

"But they never stopped believing, they kept on going, made a few mistakes, but they kept on going," the Norwegian noted.

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He, however, hit out at clear mistakes in the first half that saw them go two goals down, insisting they cannot afford to keep making them.

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Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident Man United can bounce back from their recent disappointing form and return to winning ways.

Prior to the Atalanta win, United have picked just two wins from seven of their most recent fixtures, with their last outing ending in a 4-2 defeat against Leicester City.

The loss saw Ole come under even more pressure, with a section of fans calling on the club to sack him as manager.