Manchester United's forwards have their "mojo" back after leading Tuesday's remarkable 9-0 demolition of nine-man Southampton at Old Trafford. (More Football News)
It was only the third instance of a team winning a Premier League match by nine goals and the first time United have won by that margin since March 1995, when they beat Ipswich Town by the same score.
While Andy Cole was the five-goal inspiration in that 1995 win, this time United shared the goals around – seven players netted on Tuesday, making it only the second occasion so many different individuals have netted for the same team in a single Premier League match.
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Among them were Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Edinson Cavani, providing the perfect response to Solskjaer's pre-match comments maligning the loss of his forwards' "mojo".
"Yeah, of course they have," Solskjaer said with a laugh to BT Sport when asked if they had recovered that "mojo".
"You get lots of confidence from a performance like this and the result, scoring goals is always good for forwards and the team."
He added: "We have been waiting for them to show their magic and tonight was a night they could go and enjoy.
"We haven't had too many of those where you can sit down in the second half and enjoy the football, so they enjoyed it. There were some good performances."
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Alexandre Jankewitz's red card for a shocking second-minute tackle on Scott McTominay – who was also among the scorers – left Saints with an uphill battle, and Jan Bednarek followed him down the tunnel in the second half in rather more controversial circumstances.
But the focus will be on United's scoring prowess in the contest, as they put Saints to the sword.
Rashford's goal saw him move on to 83 for the club, overtaking Eric Cantona, and Solskjaer took the moment to praise the England international as he has occasionally had to contend with critics urging him to concentrate on his football amid his charitable efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.
"That's not bad," Solskjaer said of Rashford surpassing Cantona. "Eric was a fantastic player to play with and Marcus has a great career ahead of him.
"What he's done this season, this year, it just shows he can still focus on his football as well."
