Man Utd stars will have no curfew during their Dubai break with Solskjaer trusting his players
Posted Monday, January 07, 2019 by Thesun.co.uk
OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER has told Manchester United's players they have NO CURFEW on their Dubai trip.
The Old Trafford interim boss has underlined the club's new feel-good factor by giving responsibility to his squad.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will let Manchester United players off without a curfew in Dubai
Manchester United players are in Dubai for a warm-weather training camp
They left for warm-weather training in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday.
Paul Pogba will join up in two days as he stays in England for treatment on a knock.
Solskjaer has been credited with changing the atmosphere at the club since Jose Mourinho's sacking.
And that means not imposing strict rules at the One&Only Royal Mirage Arabian Court.
Players are scheduled for breakfast at 9am but it is optional to attend rather than needing to arrive at a set time.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side flew out after beating Reading in the FA Cup on Saturday
Juan Mata plays table tennis with David de Gea at the team hotel in Dubai
There will be one tough training session a day and the squad will have a compulsory lunch, as well as dinner together at 8pm.
After that Solskjaer trusts his team to get to bed themselves rather than having a curfew.
He reckons the trip will be important in assessing his squad for the remaining games of the season after overseeing five straight wins so far. The Norwegian has been in charge for just 20 days.
But he has rejuvenated players who were at odds with Mourinho during the final days of his reign.
Taking them away provides his longest period so far to work with the squad.
The squad will stay at the five-star OneOnly Royal Mirage Arabian Court Hotel
Rooms at the swanky hotel cost around £350-a-night
The Norwegian wants to sharpen fitness and bring the players closer together for the second half of the season
They will be allowed to socialise, even though the trip is mainly about hard work on the training pitch.
And treating his players like adults will help Solskjaer assess the maturity in his team.
They want to keep momentum going for the Premier League clash against Tottenham on Sunday, which will be the toughest test yet of the Solskjaer regime.
Pogba — who missed the weekend 2-0 FA Cup win over Reading — is hoping to be fit for Wembley, despite needing more treatment on a leg injury after a tackle from Newcastle's Jonjo Shelvey.
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