Man United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer demands players are not distracted by PSG showdown

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told Manchester United to forget about Paris Saint-Germain and claimed his players fell short of what he expects at Leicester.

Talk regarding next week’s Champions League date has swirled around Carrington over recent weeks.

But Solskjaer is adamant that games like Saturday’s trip to Fulham will act as the real measure of how far United are progressing after ‘hanging on’ in victory against Leicester.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does not want his players to be distracted by next week’s Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain as Man United head to Fulham on Saturday

Solskjaer is aiming for a 10th win in 11 matches in charge at Craven Cottage on Saturday

United are fifth in the Premier League but are within striking distance of the top four

‘You take one step at a time and that we move into the top four is one of the goals, Solskjaer said.

‘We want to stay there and improve on it. Consistency is the key word now. We need to keep on improving and winning games in a better way than the Leicester one. We hung on. It was good enough but we shouldn’t just be happy with good enough.

‘These games like Fulham are character revealers really. Do we have the focus? Can we forget about PSG?

‘I know the focus around the place and the media has been on PSG, Liverpool, Chelsea. It’s the other games that will move us up the table.’

Jesse Lingard revealed this week that he believes United should be fighting for the Premier League title next season.

Marcus Rashford scored United’s winner at Leicester but Solskjaer wasn’t entirely satisfied

Solskjaer was pleased Jesse Lingard (left) believes United will fight for the title next season

Solskjaer pictured with defender Phil Jones, who has signed a new contract at Old Trafford

Solskjaer relishes that attitude and added: ‘I hope they believe they can do that (win the title). I love to hear players thinking that.

‘You can’t outperform your ego. But that also means you’ve got to make a decision yourself.

‘If you want to be a champion it means how you prepare for every single game and we demand we focus every single day. It’s not about Liverpool in a few weeks time.’