Ole Gunnar Solskjaer shows wishful thinking with reaction to Europa League draw

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did his best to put a brave face on Man Utd's draw to meet Real Sociedad by insisting the fixture belonged in the Champions League.

United were demoted from Europe's top club competition last week after losing their final Group H fixture to RB Leipzig. And their reward was a last-32 showdown with the current La Liga leaders in the Europa League.

Solskjaer had worked tirelessly with his squad to seal their place in this season's Champions League, and tried in vain to show his enthusiasm for the clash with Sociedad was not dampened by United's earlier disappointment. “It sounds like a Champions League draw and it’s definitely one that keeps everyone on their toes,” he told . "They’re the team that’s top of La Liga at