Solskjaer wanted his side scored more goals against West Brom.

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wanted his side to score more goals against West Brom at Old Trafford.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants Man Utd to build momentum [Getty]

Man Utd 1-0 West Brom.

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was pleased to see his side continue their winning habits after two weeks of international football.

The Red Devils beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 at Old Trafford as they registered their first home win in the 2020-21 Premier League campaign.

Bruno Fernandes’ spot-kick in the second half sealed the three points on Saturday evening, however, Solskjaer acknowledged his side should have scored more goals to prevent a nervy finish towards the end of the game, adding that they need to 'create momentum' going forward.

Speaking to BBC Match of the Day, the Man Utd manager said: "It's nice after the international break that you get a win. We needed that win at home. We looked unsettled towards the end even though we should score one or two more to have a more relaxed finish. It's never comfortable against players of this quality. They had a couple of chances and David [de Gea] made two fantastic saves. Tight margins decide games but the mood is decided by the results.

"It's up to us to create momentum, we have the chance to continue the good start in the Champions League, and Southampton away is a very difficult game as well. Hopefully, we get a few more back and can kick on."

On the penalty incident, the Norwegian said: "It's the same with David [de Gea] early on [in the season] when he made a save but he was an inch off the line. It's probably the beauty of Bruno's [Fernandes] style where the keeper goes a second too early. Sam [Johnstone] has developed into a fine keeper.

"The handball rule you van discuss over and over but we get into the box and the ball into feet so with VAR a touch can be enough and it's different to when I was playing when you had to be hacked down."

Solskjaer also admitted that West Brom should probably have had a penalty.

"I looked at a penalty this afternoon, Villa-Brighton and there's contact on the ball and then the man," he told BT Sport.

"In my head, it might be a penalty. Maybe here we're a tad lucky but none of them are given. Maybe the rules are different to how I interpret them."

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