"I think Ole deserved more time and when I say Ole, I also want to mention his staff, like Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna. They were going the right way to bring United back. Of course, they made the decision to sack Ole based on his final couple of results, but he was an amazing person with the right profile for the club. He and his assistants understood football training was perfect and had every little detail ready for us."
"We finished second and third under him, Matic tells FourFourTwo. There was an atmosphere in the team that we weren't happy finishing second, but when you see the results now, we did amazingly. I felt sorry because Ole was a great guy and we were on the way to doing something big. I wasn't his first choice in the midfield and never liked a coach when I didn't play — I'd fight with them. But Ole was the first coach I didn't fight with."
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer managed Manchester United for three years, achieving back-to-back top-three finishes and reaching four semi-finals and a final without securing silverware. The club parted ways with him in November 2021 after a run of poor results. Former players recall a cohesive dressing room, high training standards, and clear tactical preparation under Solskjaer and his coaching staff. Nemanja Matic highlights second- and third-place finishes, a collective dissatisfaction with those placings, and pride in the squad's performances. Matic praises Solskjaer, Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna for rebuilding direction, squad unity and attention to detail in training.
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