Solskjaer and his Man Utd squad in their masks for flight to Cologne for Europa League quarter-final vs Copenhagen
OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER and his Manchester United team have taken off for Cologne in their pursuit of Europa League glory.
The squad posed for a group photo in their masks on the steps to the aeroplane before boarding at Manchester Airport on Sunday.
Then plenty of the players were snapped once they had taken their seats on board.
The next stop for the Red Devils is Germany.
And they hope to be returning in a fortnight with the Europa League trophy for the second time in four seasons.
United saw off LASK in the last round and face Copenhagen on Monday night in their one-leg quarter-final tie in the restructured knockout stages.
The four quarter-finals, both semi-finals and final – on August 21 – will all take place in West Germany.
Fixtures are spread across Cologne’s RheinEnergie Stadion, where United face the Danish side, and Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusselforf, 30 miles north.
MAN UTD NEWS LIVE: Click here for the latest United news
Solskjaer gave a number of fringe players the chance to impress last Wednesday in the second leg against LASK – but none really grasped their chance to shine.
So the Norwegian is expected to revert back to the XI that proved so effective as United secured a top-four finish – although many reckon Sergio Romero should keep his place in goal ahead of David De Gea.
That means Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Mason Greenwood and Bruno Fernandes look set to pull the strings in attack.
Solskjaer must also decide who will partner captain Harry Maguire at centre-back.
Fit-again Eric Bailly played last week with Victor Lindelof injured.
Most read in Europa League
But one man who definitely won’t be in the team is injured Phil Jones, who has not travelled with the team despite being in the 30-man Europa League squad.
Solskjaer said: “Phil has been following an individualised training programme during the post-lockdown period to optimise recovery from a knee problem.
“It was a good opportunity as we had sufficient cover in defensive positions for the remaining Premier League games and he will continue to work with a fitness coach at the Aon Training Complex, while the squad are in Germany.”