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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged Manchester United supporters to stick together after thousands of fans audibly turned on Ed Woodward and the Glazer family owners in their win over Norwich City.

With United 3-0 up against Norwich in the second-half of their Premier League stroll, supporters in the 'atmosphere section' of the Stretford End started chanting, 'Ed Woodward is a w-----' and fans also aired other vitriolic chants about Woodward. 'We want Glazers out' was also chanted repeatedly.

Accounts registered at Companies House revealed the executive vice-chairman Woodward was paid £3.16million last season - despite earning £1 million less than the year before, according to latest figures. Rather than feign ignorance, Solskjaer addressed the chanting.

"I'm not sure if the players will get it but I noticed, yeah," he said. "As a club, we've got to stick together, we've got to be united, we are a family.

"I can only say from when I've been here I've been backed by the owners, I've been backed by Ed and they're supporting me, so for me, make sure they stick together.

"We are in all competitions. We are still in the Carabao Cup, the FA Cup, we're fifth in the league, still challenging. We've improved the position from last season, we've got Europa League. They (the supporters) have just got to believe me when I say I feel we are doing loads of good things behind the scenes.

"We are going in the right direction. See the group today; the attitude, the work-rate, that's the core of the group that's going to go forward."

Fifteen years ago, Solskjaer voiced his opposition to the proposed takeover by the Glazers by becoming a patron of Shareholders United.

In February 2005, Solskjaer said: "I am honoured. I think it is important that the club remains in the right hands. I am absolutely on the supporters' side and think the club is in very good hands as it is today.

"I am a United fan myself and only want what is best for the future."

Solskjaer was delighted with United's 4-0 triumph over Norwich - their joint-biggest win of the campaign - four days after they were humbled 3-1 by Manchester City in the League Cup semi-final first leg.

"Excellent, I'm very, very happy when the opposition manager can talk and think about how hard Man United are working when the attitude was right," Solskjaer added. "That was the key today; intensity, win the ball back after you've lost it, no disappointed heads, you don't have time to do that.

"Today I felt the attitude was right. If you let Norwich play, which they want to do, they've got quality players, then it'll be a tough game at Old Trafford, because then they'll be running in between and the crowd might be edgy.

"But today we got an excellent response every time we lost the ball. You see Anthony, Juan, Andy, Marcus are all chasing after the ball."