Man Utd coach Solskjaer delighted to win reserve title at first attempt
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Manchester United reserves coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits he's delighted to have won the northern title in his first season.
It was the first time United's kids have been crowned champions since 2006.
"I am proud and it is very satisfying, but this isn't for me it is for the young players who have worked very, very hard," Solskjaer told the Manchester Evening News.
"They are a brilliant group of lads. They have been a pleasure to work with.
"There is a big turnover of players and that makes it hard to get consistency and difficult to work every day on team shape.
"But there is a core group of about eight to 10 players who have been there all the time and their attitude has been great and work rate phenomenal. They deserve the success they've had."
Lifting silverware is part of the Manchester United experience and an aspect of development Solskjaer and Warren Joyce have been focused on.
"The reserves is all about producing players for the gaffer and getting them used to winning, playing in the right way and getting used to the expectations at United," added Solskjaer.
"We've always prided ourselves on the way we play. They've won the league and won it themselves. They deserve the praise."
In true United fashion, a doctrine instilled in Champions League goal-scoring hero and six-times Premier League title winner Solskjaer by Sir Alex Ferguson, it's job done, now for the next one.
"The title's won now and we must move on.
"That's what it is all about. It's the name of the game," he says.