Why Manchester United Will Have to Permanently Appoint Solskjaer

This is what will force Man United to appoint Solskjaer permanently

This is what will force Man United to appoint Solskjaer permanently

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is one of the best performing Coaches that Manchester United has ever had.

Football analyst Paul Wilson has explained why it would be very hard for Manchester United not to appoint Solskjaer on a permanent basis at the end of the current campaign.

Man United, who are yet to lose a game away from home soil will travel to Emirates to play Arsenal. They overcame all odds to eliminate PSG in the Champions League round of 16 and Wilson believes that is one of the reasons why Solskjaer is irreplaceable now.

“Jaw-dropping results are not the only consideration in Solskjær’s favour, either. Romelu Lukaku has scored six goals in his last three games, the first United player to manage a brace on three successive occasions since Cristiano Ronaldo 13 years ago. That’s a striker who was struggling for goals under Mourinho and admitted his game lacked the necessary intensity.” Wilson explained.

Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku have seen their forms improve since the managerial change and the Norwegian has placed trust on them and the results speak for themselves.

“The partnership with Marcus Rashford that Mourinho seemed to mistrust is alive and working, for it was Rashford who harried Kehrer into the original mistake, and it was Rashford’s shot that was spilt by Buffon for the second. It did not look the most venomous of strikes but Lukaku played the percentages and won, his diligent following-up putting him in exactly the right place to take advantage of the goalkeeper’s error before any defender could reach the ball.” the analyst explained in regard to the strikers’ forms recently.

“Solskjær has projected confidence ever since he walked back into Old Trafford and what happened in the first half in Paris showed it is not just an act. If it was a bold move to start Eric Bailly at right-back, it was an even bolder one to accept it was not working and replace him before half-time, even if he had picked up a minor injury. Had Solskjær not made that change, Diogo Dalot may not even have been on the field to fire in the shot that led to the decisive penalty and, though it would be going too far to put the game’s dramatic conclusion down to foresight on the part of the caretaker on the sidelines, late attacking substitutions were what allowed United to go forward.” Wilson concluded.

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