Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his coaching staff fly out to watch Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid ahead of Champions League clash
- Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 in La Liga at the Nou Camp on Saturday
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his Man United coaching staff flew out to watch it
- His team face Barcelona at Old Trafford in the Champions League on Wednesday
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his coaching staff flew to Barcelona on Saturday for a spying mission on their Champions League opponents.
Spanish champions Barcelona faced second placed Atletico Madrid in La Liga at the Camp Nou on Saturday evening, four days before they take on United at Old Trafford in the Champions League quarter final first leg on Wednesday.
Solskjaer, assistant Mike Phelan and coaches Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna took the opportunity to get a closer look at their rivals before heading back in time to take United training at 11am on Sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) and Mike Phelan in the stands for Saturday’s La Liga game
Solskjaer and his coaching staff were in attendance as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid
United’s squad trained on Saturday too with Marcus Rashford and Alexis Sanchez stepping up their fitness.
Rashford is nursing ankle injuries but has shaken off the heavy cold that affected him at the start of the week and contributed to him missing the defeat at Wolves.
Inter Milan are showing an interest in Romelu Lukaku who will discuss his United future at the end of the season.
The Italian side are contemplating replacing coach Luciano Spalletti with Antonio Conte but any proposed deal for Lukaku would be a serious test of their budget.
Lionel Messi scored the second goal of the game as Barcelona all but wrapped up the title
