Ole Gunnar Solskjaer aimed a thinly veiled dig at Premier League rivals Manchester City and Chelsea when responding to criticism from Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

Solskjaer is adamant that United spend within their means and jokingly admitted that he had bought an electric car to help avoid funding the petrol and gas-fuelled spending of Man City and Chelsea, with Pep Guardiola’s City breaking the British transfer record with a £100million deal to sign Jack Grealish from Aston Villa.

“We are a well-run club,” said Solskjaer ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with Southampton.

Klopp had questioned how United were able to spend more than £100million in the summer transfer window, saying “I don’t know how they do it”.

‘How we get the money, as a manager you want more and more. I have heard ‘no’ a few times.

‘How other clubs run their clubs, there are different models at different clubs. I have started buying electric cars! That is all I want to say about that situation.’