Unflappable Solskjaer sets the right tone ahead of pivotal Leicester trip

Unflappable Solskjaer sets the right tone ahead of pivotal Leicester trip
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) can overtake Chelsea manager Frank Lampard (left) with a win over Leicester on Sunday. 

If Manchester United’s players show the same poise and confidence under pressure as their manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in Sunday's vital Champions League 'decider' at Leicester, then the point they need to guarantee a top-four finish appears a formality.

If not, if there is a repeat of the jitters and individual errors that blighted recent home draws with Southampton and West Ham and the Wembley FA Cup capitulation against Chelsea, then United could be left counting the costs of missing out on Europe’s top competition.

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