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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24155222" data-attributes="member: 158020"><img src="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/images/icons/sq/11.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Solskjaer thrilled with Man United's vintage counter-attacking display  Manchester United added another counter-attacking masterclass to the history books in their encounters against Arsenal in Friday's FA Cup fourth-round win, says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Red Devils were electric on the break at Emirates Stadium and ran out 3-1 winners thanks to goals from ex-Gunner Alexis Sanchez, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial.Solskjaer believes it was no coincidence such a tactic proved fruitful, pointing to past examples – including the 2009 Champions League semi-final – as proof for his point. "If you go through the history and the games we've played against Arsenal that's how it is," he told MUTV."I remember a goal I scored in 1997 after we defended a corner - it went from Giggsy [Ryan Giggs] to Karel [Poborsky] to Andy [Cole] and into me.  "Everyone knows about the classic Champions League goal [in 2009] with Ji [Park Ji-sung], Cristiano [Ronaldo] and Wayne [Rooney] running forward. "Wazza has scored a couple more like that, as has Ji, so the counter-attacking threat that we have is in our history against Arsenal." One tactical surprise was the deployment of Romelu Lukaku on the right of a front three with Lingard playing more centrally. But Lukaku vindicated the decision by assisting the first two goals and Solskjaer says it is a tactic he is happy to employ."Rom has played there for Belgium and Everton," he added at a post-match news conference. "It's a tactic we can use and we know how strong he is. He held the ball up and ran the channel. It was a fantastic pass for Alexis' goal. It was a great finish."Solskjaer also reserved special praise for Lingard, who has at times split opinion among pundits. "Jesse's a big game-player," Solskjaer said. "He's shown that for England, for us. He always pops up with goals."Jesse is someone we never, never hesitate to put in a Man United team and he's been brought through this system, he knows what this means, he knows the club, he knows this history, he knows all the counter-attacking goals we've scored against Arsenal."He knows everything about the club and he's someone we'll look after."</blockquote>

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