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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reveals players' code on Zoom and WhatsApp was key to Manchester United stars avoiding coming back overweight as they hit the ground running post-lockdown in search of Champions League spot

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has credited a players' code for keeping his Manchester United squad fit during lockdown because they wouldn't tolerate one of their team-mates coming back out of shape.

United have continued a fine run of form after the restart, extending their unbeaten record to 16 games in all competitions ahead of Thursday's visit to Aston Villa.

Solskjaer believes that is testament to the players' professionalism during the three-month shutdown when they followed individual training programmes at home, and he revealed that the squad don't want to let each other down by failing to meet the high standards set.