Yorke insists Man Utd can still win the title despite poor form

Former striker Dwight Yorke believes Manchester United are still in the title race despite their poor run of form.

The Red Devils suffered their second Premier League loss of the season on Saturday against Leicester City, who ran out 4-2 victors at the King Power Stadium.

This makes it three matches in a row without a league win. Next up for United is Atalanta at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening in the Champions League.

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Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under immense pressure to turn things around with his team five points behind league leaders Chelsea.

And former United striker Yorke believes Solskjaer needs a big result to silence his critics, whilst refusing to rule them out of the title race.

“Yeah, it’s only five points. We’re only eight games into the season. I’d have been a bit concerned if we were a bit more adrift, but that’s not the case.

“Teams around us have been dropping points equally, maybe not in recent times but they have dropped points.

“The one thing that United have been good at under Ole is getting big results against the big teams, and that will close the gap.

“He’s got a huge game coming up this weekend [against Liverpool], we know that. If he can get maximum points then all this will go away.

“It’s a simple solution to management when you’re in difficult positions, you need results and that’s what Ole needs to do at the weekend.”

Elsewhere, Marcus Rashford’s camp is reportedly unhappy at Solskjaer’s comments that the forward should “prioritise his football”.

Speaking ahead of the fixture against Leicester, the Norwegian manager said: “I know we’ll see the best of Marcus in the years to come.

“He’s done remarkable things at a young age and he’s now coming into his best age for a footballer.

“He’s learning. He’s getting more and more experience. He’s had time to reflect on what he’s done off the pitch as well, because he’s done some fantastic things, and now maybe prioritise his football and focus on football.”

And now The Athletic claims that Solskjaer’s comments that Rashford should “prioritise his football” have gone ‘down badly with those who believe Rashford could hardly put greater emphasis on his sporting career’.