Brandon Williams is as brave as a lion, asserts Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sang praises for defender Brandon Williams after he put in a steely performance against Partizan Belgrade in UEFA Europa league. Manchester United won the match 1-0 thanks to Anthony Martial's penalty but it was Brandon who stole the show with his defensive performances.
Manchester United finally tasted victory after 11 winless games and won their first away game since March's magical comeback against Paris Saint-Germain. The game in Serbia was a hard-fought one with home supporters being extremely vocal throughout the game. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spoke to Sky Sports after the game and was extremely happy with his team's performance and told the players to take confidence from a difficult win and build on it.
"Of course, I'm happy now that we can just look forward to the next one. Try to build momentum. We need to win away from home in the league, but another clean sheet and that gives you a platform to win games from," said the Norwegian to Sky Sports.
The Red Devils have had a tough few months in their campaign and have had an injury-plagued squad and in times of injuries, Solskjaer has had rely on academy players and youngsters. Yet despite the pressure, they have impressed a lot taking up bigger responsibility and standing up to the occasion. Yesterday, two Teenagers James Garner and Brandon Williams were excellent in United's performance.
"They did excellent. I thought Jimmy just grew and grew in the game, became better and better. And, for me, Brandon was man of the match. He's been fantastic the few games he's played. The boy has no fear, he is as brave as a lion and he got us the win. In games like these when we get the first goal, we need to learn when to get the second, when to get the third.
"I thought today we had loads of opportunities to make sure we're in a comfortable lead but we didn't play that pass forward. But Brandon has an absolutely great attitude. The boy is going to be a top, top player," concluded the former Molde manager.