Nemanja Matic explains what Man Utd need to do to win the Premier League title next season

Nemanja Matic believes Manchester United will challenge for the Premier League title next season if the team shows the same fighting spirit they’ve shown since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's arrival at the club.

United extended their unbeaten run under the 45-year-old to 11 games in all competitions after beating relegation-threatened Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

The win moves United into fourth spot for the first time since the opening day of the season, although Chelsea can overtake the Red Devils with victory away to Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.

But Matic has urged his United teammates to keep fighting for a top-four spot this term after revealing how Solskjaer's "positive" energy has reinvigorated the squad.

"We knew that if we win then we will be in fourth position," the midfielder said at Craven Cottage.

"Of course, Chelsea have one game less but we are happy for three more points.

"We played well, we fight for each other. Clean sheet, we scored three goals, so we are very pleased.

"To win the league you need to win the games like we did in the last seven, eight games.

"So you need to win six, seven games in a row, then you can drop some points, to draw, to lose one game.

"But we have to continue, we have to continue like this. We have to learn always and this is the way to play.

"This is the way to fight so if we play like this for the next season then we will be one of the teams who is going to fight for the title."

When then asked about Solskjaer's personality inside the dressing room, Matic replied: "[He’s] The same.

"He's always positive. Of course when we don't play well, of course he needs to shout a little bit.

"But he's the same - always positive. The same when I see him in the press conference, he's like this with us also in the changing room."