Ole Gunnar Solskjaer taunted over Manchester United record – ‘Are you the new Tottenham?’

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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has to take part of the blame for the club’s failure to reach a major final so far in his managerial reign, according to former England defender Danny Mills. Solskjaer has led United to four semi-finals during his time at the club, failing to win any of them. The Red Devils are in the latter stages of both the FA Cup and Europa League this season so have a chance of putting an end to that record.

Mills says United’s failure to go one step further and reach a final is down to the mentality set out by Solskjaer.

And he said United are in danger of becoming “the new Tottenham”, with Spurs having lost their last eight FA Cup semi-finals and not having won a trophy of any kind since 2008.

“What have they been in now? Four semi-finals? Lost all of them,” Mills said on talkSPORT.

“Somehow you’ve got to get a winning mentality. You can’t keep being the bridesmaid, at some point you’ve got to get over that line.

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“If they get to that stage again and they lose in the semi-finals again you start to think ‘well hang on a minute, are you the new Tottenham?’.

“What’s the extra level that gets you across the line? Surely that has to be partly the manager.

“If you’re good enough to get to a semi-final, the players are good enough to win it.

“So that extra little piece of the jigsaw, that inspiration, that desire, that determination, has to come from the manager.

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“If you go to five semi-finals and you don’t get into a final and you don’t win something, come on, that’s not good enough.”

Meanwhile, United legend Gary Neville claimed recently that his former side have to end their trophy drought this season.

“The FA Cup has become critical to this football club this season,” he said on the Gary Neville podcast.

“The League Cup and FA Cup has been the starting point for Manchester United teams over the last 15 to 20 years.

“If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is going to be successful at this club, he not only needs to finish second in the Premier League, but he has to win a trophy.

“That would be seen as real progress. Then you’re attracting players next season to try and catch Manchester City.”

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