But ESPN pundit Marcotti thinks there has been some ‘spin’ put on their comments.
“Manchester United presented a whole bunch of reasons why Solskjaer makes sense, and while there's some validity to them, there's also a hefty degree of spin,” he wrote for ESPN.
He then added: “You wonder, though, if the deciding factor was the cons of other potential candidates as much as Solskjaer's pros.
“It was widely reported that Mauricio Pochettino was top of Woodward's list.
“Getting him out of Tottenham Hotspur was never going to be straightforward (and far more expensive, given his hefty long-term contract) or devoid of acrimony (Spurs are going head-to-head with United for a place in the top four).
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“Was it a case of Woodward deciding that this was one can of worms best left unopened?
“Was Pochettino less enthusiastic about the gig than United thought he might be?”
Solskjaer, meanwhile, is relishing the task of steering United back to the top of English football.
“Naively enough or strangely enough, I have always had this belief and this strange dream about being the manager here,” Solskjaer said on Thursday.
“When I started with the reserves, I thought: “Yeah I like this, I like this environment and of course when I saw the success… I know this...