Manchester United face a tough task at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday as they look to overturn a 2-0 first leg deficit in the last-16 of the Champions League.
After losing arguably their best player Paul Pogba to suspension, the odds against United qualifying are stacked quite high.
No club has ever progressed to the next round of the Champions League after losing the first leg of a knockout match at home by two or more goals.
Losing the players who can control the tempo of the game to suspensions and injuries points to the fact that Solskjaer is better off choosing the former option.
But this midweek trip to Paris is unlikely to one filled with the same joie de vivre. Two away goals down, United need to score twice in order to progress. At the very same time, it would not be wise to let go of the reins against a Paris Saint-Germain side that could easily pick them off.
The tie calls for a more nuanced approach and key absences do not help Solskjaer. United are without first-team 10 players in the French capital, including the banned Pogba and injured Martial. The line-up Solskjaer is expected to field is his only real viable option unless he wants to hand a first senior start to an academy product.
Solskjaer says the first goal will be crucial when his Manchester United side face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday.
“We have done fantastically well away from home but we go to PSG with the belief, we have nothing to lose. We will give it a go. This club has done so many great comebacks, the tie is not done,” Solskjaer said.
“The dressing room is bouncing at the moment.”