Ole Gunnar Solskjaer evoked the spirit of mountaineering to warn his Manchester United players not to become complacent now they have reached the Premier League summit.
United lead the way as they head to reigning champions Liverpool on Sunday afternoon in what will serve as an acid test of their aspirations to win a first title since 2013.
But their manager was at pains to stress that United have achieved nothing yet with the Premier League season not even at its midway point.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has warned his Manchester United team against complacency as the Premier League leaders prepare to head to Liverpool
He said: 'There's been loads of hard work and loads of patience to get to the position we're in now, but it's like if you climb Kilimanjaro or Mount Everest and you get to the top and you sit down and relax - what happens then?