Man Utd urged to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer whatever it takes to get the right players in
Manchester United need to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer plenty of time to form his desired squad before putting him under pressure to get results - according to his former team-mate Louis Saha.
Manchester United have been urged to back Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Image: GETTY)
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under pressure from supporters just eight games into his first Premier League season as boss at Old Trafford, and Louis Saha has urged the club to give him time.
The Norwegian took over from Jose Mourinho last last year and earned the permanent role courtesy of a string of positive results, but opinions have changed with a dismal run in recent months.
The 46-year-old’s job has already been linked to Mauricio Pochettino and Massimiliano Allegri, but Louis Saha is adamant that sacking him would be a mistake.
“It takes time.” Saha told The Athletic when asked what is going wrong at his former club.
“Give him the budget every manager has had to get the right players.
“You have to pay whatever you have to pay.
“I would say he has been courageous to let [Romelu] Lukaku and [Alexis] Sanchez go.
“He put himself in danger because people start to criticise. But that was the right move.
Manchester United have struggled since their 4-0 win over Chelsea (Image: GETTY)
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“In six years, the board have changed strategy, changed managers. Now it is more for the youth.
“Before it was like ‘guaranteed’ players. But you are losing the tag of Champions League, so it is harder; not getting [Paulo] Dybala, for example.
“Those guys want Champions League because they want to play for their national team. It is a vicious cycle.”
United spent just under £150million in the summer transfer window with deals for Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James, but plenty more additions are likely to be needed if the club want a return to the Champions League.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's job is on the line if results do not improve (Image: GETTY)
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Former West Ham midfielder Martin Allen gave his thoughts on the troubles at the club under Solskjaer, but chooses to blame the playing squad rather than their manager.
“Everyone’s blaming Ole and ‘sack Ole’ and ‘he looks exhausted now’,” Allen said on talkSPORT.
“He’s not, in my opinion, to blame for the demise.
“If you haven’t got good players as a manager, it doesn’t matter who you are, you are not going to win games.”