Solanke on recovering from missed chances ‘I wanted to put it right’ and captaining at Old Trafford ‘moment I’ll remember forever’
It’s often said that the strength of a striker is to get back into the zone after missing a chance – just as Dominic Solanke did to secure a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Dominic conceded afterwards, ‘I could probably have scored three goals’ but kept going, kept getting in the right areas and eventually, it paid off – he won the physical battle with Lisandro Martinez to glance home Sandro Tonali’s cross for our much-deserved equaliser with 92 minutes on the clock.
“I missed a few chances, could have had probably three goals, so I really wanted to get on the end of one,” Dominic told us. “When you’re a striker and you miss a few chances, it's easy to not want to keep getting in the right positions, but I wanted to keep going.
“I feel like when I miss a chance, I want to just make sure I get another one and make sure I put it right. So, yes, it's frustrating that we didn't win the game and I didn't score the winning goal, but like I mentioned, the situation that we were in in the end, I think to get a point from it is something that we can take positives from. It's obviously not a win, but it's something we can build on.”
As for being named captain for such a high-profile game, Dominic added: “That was a great moment for me, a moment I’ll remember forever, to be honest, captaining this great club at Old Trafford. Yeah, that’s not bad, is it?”