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Writing in his column for The Daily Telegraph, Jamie Carragher has revealed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will not be the man responsible for leading Manchester United to future trophies.
What did he say?
After enjoying an impressive start to his managerial reign at Old Trafford that included nine consecutive away wins, Solskjaer has endured a rather more difficult opening to the current campaign.
The Red Devils find themselves with just eight points from their first six Premier League games, and there has been a feeling of uneasiness over their transfer business in the summer window.
Now, Carragher has suggested Solskjaer still feels like a ‘care-taker manager’, and that he is simply a stop-gap for United before they appoint a more established name.
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He said: “To me, Solskjaer still resembles an interim manager – in place to clear the dressing room of expensive, under-performing names and put the spine of a team together for his successor.
“In my view he will never lead United to a Premier League title or win the Champions League because even if he achieves the goal of restoring stability, I believe he will be replaced by an established, elite coach. It may not be in his nature, but that is why it has reached the stage where it would be wise of Solskjaer to help himself more by putting pressure on those above to make more signings during the January transfer window as he may not be in charge for another one.”
The ball is in Solskjaer’s court
Make no mistake, this year certainly feels like United are at a crossroads. Achieving Champions League qualification is the undoubted priority, but the murmurings from the likes of Ed Woodward suggests the Red Devils are intent on making this a long-term project with Solskjaer at the helm.
If that is truly the case, the Norwegian must test that belief to the absolute limits. Demand United spend big-money in January to address the gaping holes in their striking options, and then be equally ambitious with his choice of targets for next summer.
As a former player and Champions League-winning hero, Solskjaer has an element of goodwill at the club. United fans are far less likely to completely turn on the ‘baby-faced assassin’. And so, as Carragher suggests, it’s about time he takes on the club’s hierarchy and insists they back him in the transfer market before it’s too late.