My Players Can Make Me Become Full-Time Manager – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes his chances of getting the Manchester United manager’s job on a full-time basis is solely dependent on the players’ reactions to his methods.

His words, “This job is like a wheel spinning round,” he told reporters ahead of Sunday’s trip to Leicester City. “I have to make the players perform better.

“If I can get the team playing better, get the players to respond to me, see the results get better and show that the playing style is there, then that will be a big plus for me.

“But this has never been all about me. I’m not here to talk about myself and other so-called big-name managers. What is a ‘big name’?

“For me, it’s about how you work with the players and work with the club. If I had set myself targets in terms of results, I think that would have been the wrong process.

“When I came in, it was about talking to the players about their performances and what we expect from the playing style.

“I knew that if we could get the playing style right, we would get enough points to be in with a shout of the top four towards the end of the season.”

“When I rang the Molde owner and told him that United had called, he always knew that this had been my dream,” Solskjaer added.

“Do you know what he said to me? He said: ‘Go over, enjoy yourself – and please don’t come back.’

“In fact, both Molde owners wished me all the best, because they knew this is something I have dreamt about. To get the backing from them was fantastic.

“Of course, if I go back to Molde I will do my best for them – but it now depends when I go back.”