Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes both Manchester United and Villarreal have an equal chance of winning Wednesday’s Europa League final.
The United boss, although confident in his team’s ability and preparation, doesn’t feel as though either side can be considered a favourite ahead of the game.
“Every player that goes into a final has the expectation and the pressure to win,” Solskjaer said at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday. “You have to prepare to win, and we plan and expect to win but I’m sure Unai [Emery] feels the same with his team and his players.
“It’s been a long qualification to get here and it’s 50-50 when it gets to a final and I feel confident that we’re ready for this.
“Anything can happen in a final. You can concede a goal in the first minute, you can get an injury, [someone] sent off. So we just have to be ready for everything. That’s the thing with a final, it’s decided there and then.”