CHRIS SUTTON: Manchester United’s job was supposedly too big for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – but he’s dealt with all the hustle and bust and is proving he’s the right man for it
- Manchester United beat Liverpool 3-2 in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday
- Bruno Fernandes scored the winning goal from a free kick on 78 minutes
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer managed to turn things around after hard times
Bruno Fernandes was informed that he would not play against Liverpool. But the day before the game, he stayed behind after training and trained by taking fouls for 45 minutes. This is the definition of a determined player, who wants to do the best for his boss.
What work Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is doing.
He gets kicked hard sometimes. Apparently, the job was too big for the Norwegian.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrates after his team’s victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup
Apparently, he was a physical education teacher in his depth and disguised himself as a Premier League manager. Some Manchester United fans wanted him to leave and Mauricio Pochettino to enter immediately.
The pressure intensified when United were eliminated from the Champions League after occupying a position of power in the group.
But we have to give credit to Solskjaer. He dealt with all that excitement, with the conversation about him taking the kick and being replaced by Pochettino.
Solskjaer managed to change things and the Red Devils are flying high
Now, United are in the fifth round of the FA Cup, and Liverpool are not. United are leading the Premier League, and Liverpool are not.
A person who called BBC 606 on Sunday night had the choice between Solskjaer and Jurgen Klopp as his manager. He told me he would choose the head of United! Sunday’s game was everything the league game a week earlier was not.
Liverpool will be destroyed, but I don’t think this is a crisis. I see it more as a speck. They can still come back from this. They can still recover and retain the title. That’s how they need to think now.
