Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted on Tuesday he is the right man to take Manchester United forward despite an alarming loss of form that has left them in danger of missing out on a place in next season's Champions League.
After a magnificent start as United caretaker manager following Jose Mourinho's sacking, Solskjaer has seen his side suffer an equally dramatic slump, losing six of their last eight games in all competitions.
During that run, United have exited the FA Cup, Champions League and dropped to sixth in the Premier League table with their form hitting a low point in the woeful 4-0 defeat at Everton on Sunday.
Questions are now being asked about whether United acted too hastily in making his appointment permanent last month -- although Solskjaer himself insists that is not the case.
"Well I would like to say yes but it's not down to me to say that" he said.
"I'm confident in my team and myself. I'll be ready to take this challenge on.
"I know it's a big challenge and that's why, when I came in here, I said I'm going to enjoy every single second. I don't like losing but it's a challenge all the managers at this club have had.
"When you go through bad results, you've got to be confident enough to say this is the way we're going to do it and plan ahead."
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"We've got to be ready for the press, for their pressing, so we've got to defend well, got to be ready for their aggression, they will snap at your heels and kick you, there will be fouls, absolutely no doubt about it and when you watch those games they commit so many players forward."