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Prepared game plan Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United crumbled with his return Cristiano Ronaldo to Old Trafford. How come?
Solskjaer officially left the position of Manchester United manager on Sunday (11/21/2021). The Baby-Faced Assassin sacked the day after the Red Devils 1-4 defeat at the hands of promoted team, Watford.
This dismissal also ended Solskjaer’s managerial career at Manchester United which had existed since the end of 2018. The Norwegian manager failed to present a trophy while tuning David De Gea et al.
Best achievement Ole Gunnar Solskjaer together Manchester United namely as runner-up in the 2020/2021 English League and the 2021 Europa League final. Solskjaer then brought in several stars to strengthen the squad in the 2021/2022 season.
Jadon Sancho brought in from Borussia Dortmund for 73 million pounds, while Rapahael Varane brought from Real Madrid with a dowry of 41 million pounds. MU also brought back Cristiano Ronaldo with a transfer of 13.5 million pounds from Juventus.
These expensive purchases apparently have not been able to boost MU’s performance. The Red Devils fell in eighth position until week 12 Premier League 2021/2022, swallowing four defeats from the last five matches that led to the sacking of Solskjaer.
Solskjaer’s sacking from United manager drew the spotlight of Arsenal legend, Paul Merson. He assessed that Solskjaer already had a good plan at the start of the 2021/2022 season, but all of that was damaged by the presence of Ronaldo.
In Merson’s view, Ronaldo did not make United a better team. The Red Devils brought him only so that the former Real Madrid did not join rival clubs, Manchester City,
“I feel sorry for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He had a plan at the start of the season, after finishing runner-up last season. He monitored Jadon Sancho for a long time and got him. He also gave Edinson Cavani another year on his contract,” Merson said. to Sky Sports, quoted from The Sun.
“Then, just before the season started, he was given Ronaldo. I think his arrival got rid of the previous transfers. From day one, they weren’t a better team with Ronaldo in them,” Merson added.
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