Man Utd didn't want to lose Nemanja Matic after Marouane Fellaini and Ander Herrera exit (Image: GETTY)
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United had hoped to sign the Newcastle star as a potential replacement but ended up being priced out of a move by Mike Ashley.
And that meant they had little choice but to keep hold of Matic, who has barely featured so far this season.
Meanwhile, Matic recently warned Solskjaer that he’d bare the responsibility should the club fail to challenge for the title.
The former Chelsea star, who has been at the club since touching down in the summer of 2017, said: "The coach must opt for the team that will fight for the title and if he does not win, he bears the responsibility.
"I have been in football for a long time, I have played almost all the games for all the clubs in the last ten years.