5 ways how Solskjaer convinced Manchester United to give him the full-time job

#4 His knowledge of the club legacy

Manchester United v Espanyol - Pre Season Friendly

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer joined Manchester United in July 1996 from Molde FC as a relatively unknown player. By the time he had retired at the end of the 2006/07 season, he had become a household name and the apple of the eye of the United faithful. The Norwegian has now admitted that he has learned much of his trade by watching Sir Alex Ferguson and after his retirement, immediately joined United as the Reserves Team Coach. He spent four years at the position, before joining Molde in 2010.

As such, the Norwegian has known United both as a player and a reserves team manager. He was associated with the club for almost 16 years and understands the requirements of being a part of the United team. The United hierarchy would have struggled to find a candidate with a better working knowledge of the club.

Perhaps his awareness of the expectations at United helped him during his tenure as the Caretaker Manager too and it was also one of the reasons why he was chosen for the job.

About the author

Deepungsu is a veteran football journalist who has been covering daily transfer roundups and news for over six years at Sportskeeda. He has written close to 9000 articles for the website, and has garnered over 19.5Million reads.

Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.

Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.

Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.

Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.

Know More

Edited by Aaditya Narayan