Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s Emotional United Farewell

Written By Jacobs Dunga

Recently sacked Manchester United coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spoke to the club’s website for his farewell before departing the club on Sunday.

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Manchester United announced on Sunday that they have reached a decision to discontinue with Solskjaer after three years of the Norwegian in charge.

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The former United player had a lengthy interview where he told the club website of his deepest privilege and honour for having had the opportunity to lead the club and hopes for the future.

“First of all, I want to thank the board and the owners for giving me the opportunity because it’s not for everyone and I’ve had the opportunity.

“I’m so honoured and privileged to have been trusted to take the club forward, and I really hope that I leave it in a better state than when I came.

“It’s one of those things you dream of in your life. When you’ve been a player, when you’ve been a reserve-team coach, the next job then, the only dream and the only thing you haven’t done is to manage the club, and I have now.

“It’s been a ball, it’s been absolutely enjoyable from the first to the last minute, so I have to thank all the players because since I came in, they’re top lads, top people. Some have come, some have gone, but all of them, they’ve been such an enjoyable bunch to work with.

“The board and the owners have backed me in [terms of] bringing good people in, good players in and I think, or I know, I leave this club with a better squad.

“I think everyone knows I’ve given everything for this club. This club means everything to me.

I’ve made great friends, I’ve reconnected with some great friends, new staff coming in I’ve become really good friends with. The other staff that was here when I was there, we’re good friends and we have connected and that’s what it’s about at a club like this.

“With the fans, they have been amazing. From day one at Cardiff until the last one now. [They’ve been] top, and we’ll see each other again.”

Solskjaer was unable to revive United from series of poor results last of which was a 4-1 humiliation at the hands of Watford. The agreement to sack the coach was reached after a long board meeting following the embarrassing loss at Vicarage Road.

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Solskjær has sent a goodwill message to the next United manager saying he wishes whoever succeeds him the very best at the helm.

Michael Carrick has been installed on an interim basis with Mauricio Pochettino being the favourite to take over at Old Trafford despite being contracted to PSG.

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Zinedine Zidane has also been mentioned to be in the running with speculations saying the Frenchman was already attending English classes.

“I want him to be successful,” Solskjaer said of his successor. “Hopefully I’ve laid the foundations for that to happen because I know I’m good at what I do.

“I’m 100 per cent sure to create a football environment, that’s where I’m good at and at some point, I’ll probably be back [working in football].

“I don’t want to pre-empt anything but the two times I’ve left Molde, they’ve won the league the year after, so all the best to whoever takes over – that’s the expectations.

“I know the foundation is there, I know they’re ready to kick on and I’m sure they will.”

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