Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has “more or less” picked his starting XI for a full month in advance as he plans for success at Manchester United.
The Red Devils have won nine of their ten matches since Solskjaer took the reins as caretaker boss following the sacking of Jose Mourinho in December.
Their impressive form has seen them close the gap on fourth-placed Chelsea to just two points, when many had thought they would have to settle for a Europa League place earlier in the campaign.
After failing to outsprint their opponents in the first 14 matches of the season, they have now done that in their last five games under Solskjaer.
And the Norwegian admits he has to change his style depending on who United face – but he insists he knows his starting line-ups for the next month’s worth of matches.
“You have to change it a little bit and that’s what we did [in their draw against Burnley]. We found a way of playing our way in,” Solskjaer told Sky Sports.
“You have got to have different ways of winning games and with our squad you can pick players who suit this team and that team.
“I knew the gaffer was like that. I have always been like this myself back home in Molde. It was different at Cardiff because you had to take one game at a time and try to claw a point here or there.
“But now you do plan ahead and I think I have got my team quite ready for the full month. Depending on form as well, I think I have more or less picked my team.
“We have put ourselves in a great position and in a great vein of form. We are confident, we trust ourselves, and we are ready for these games now.”