O. G. Solskjaer: "Our goal is to play in the Champions League again next season"

"Manchester United" will enter the battle in the third round of this season's UEFA Europa League group stage matches on Thursday - the "Red Devils" will clash with Belgrade's "Partizan" team on the road.

In the Premier League, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's struggling pupils are currently in 14th place in the local championship, but according to the Norwegian, his team's goal is to be back in the Champions League next season.

"I think the Europa League is an important tournament for us, which we last won when we played in it. However, we cannot simply rely on our success in such format tournaments.

Our goal is to play in the Champions League again next season. It doesn't matter whether we get there through the Europa League or local championships.

We are still in the early phase of the season, and journalists are already talking about us not being in the top four of the Premier League. I think it's too early to draw any conclusions," O. G. Solskjaer said before the match with "Partizan".