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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Man Utd will have no problem refocusing on Arsenal after Paris heroics

Arsenal host Man Utd at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, live on Sky Sports

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident Manchester United's players are refocused and ready to go again at Arsenal on the back of their stunning Champions League win at Paris Saint-Germain.

Talk has turned to when, rather than if, the 46-year-old gets the job on a permanent basis after continuing his extraordinary audition as caretaker manager at the Parc des Princes.

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Solskjaer's side overturned a 2-0 home loss - his only defeat in 17 matches at the helm - by triumphing 3-1 at the death in Paris to progress to the last eight.

Now comes a return to Premier League action and a chance to make a mark in the top-four race at fellow challengers Arsenal, live on Sky Sports from 4.15pm on Sunday.

"No problem whatsoever," Solskjaer said of the squad's focus.

"We have gone through to the quarter-finals, which is what we sometimes expect of Man United.

"But it was the way it happened and the celebrations at the end, it just happens when you win a game like we did.

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"But then again, no problem - we've got Arsenal, a fantastic game to get yourself ready again."

United head to the Emirates Stadium on a club-record winning streak on the road.

PSG was their ninth successive away win in all competitions - a run that includes January's 3-1 FA Cup fourth-round triumph at Arsenal.

"It's the same decisions you always have when you go into a game," Solskjaer said when that win in north London was brought up.

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"One, you've got to consider their approach, which system do you think they will play, which is impossible to predict because they change a lot.

"But then you need to look at who is fit and how we want to approach the game as well.

"It might be different kind of systems or is it a counter-attacking game you want - it's all sorts.

"But now of course the fitness issue plays in more than ever because we've got players coming back, players who put a proper shift in.

"It was one of the hardest nights we've had physically - probably this one (PSG) and the Arsenal cup game are the two hardest games we've had.

"It was great to have fresh legs - Scott (McTominay), Fred - they do cover the ground so much so it's something we have to consider."

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