Former Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince believes Manchester United need a manager with presence rather than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.Solskjaer took over from Jose Mourinho in December and has had an impressive start, winning eight of nine matches as United boss. However, Ince says he doesn’t understand why people are claiming Mauricio Pochettino isn’t the right man.
“It’s far too early to give him a job of this magnitude yet. You’re talking about someone who has been managing at Molde – no disrespect to Ole,” he told Paddy Power.
“Are United not looking for someone with more presence? If things start going pear-shaped, has he got the presence to deal with it? The experience and the CV to manage players like Paul Pogba? “After Mourinho left, there were no expectations to follow. No one really thought United would make the top four or be in with a chance of winning anything. At the minute, the pressure is totally off Solskjaer and his players, the expectation is not as high as it should be or usually is for a United team. But it will be again, come the start of next season.
On Pochettino
“It winds me up when people suggest that Pochettino isn’t the right man for the job just because he hasn’t won anything. It’s mental. He’s done more with that Tottenham side than other clubs have done with triple the budget! “If you’re basing it off trophies, Solskjaer hasn’t won anything. Does that mean he should be ruled out, too? It’s a stupid argument.” “Pochettino has shown more ambition than most so-called ‘big’ managers recently, he’s turned Spurs around into a team which are taken seriously now. The fact is, he gets no money where he is now to do what he wants, but if he went to Old Trafford I guarantee it wouldn’t be long until the trophies started coming.”