da 888casino: Seven wins, seven draws and nine defeats – this isn’t the record of midtable National League North side but 20-time champions of England Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. It’s not really gone to plan, has it?
da dobrowin: Whatever vehicle Solskjaer was ‘at the wheel’ of (how could we forget that oh-so catchy chant) has been found in a ditch with its wheels, engine, seats, windows, radio and doors ripped off. A record of 25 goals in 28 speaks volumes of the kind of blistering entertainment we have come to expect from the once-great United, who are now aimlessly bumbling around like Jurassic Park’s Dennis Nedry trying to find his glasses in the rain.
Thanks to his past heroics with the club, namely a certain Champions League-winning goal, Solskjaer has been afforded a level of time and patience that precious few others would enjoy if they found themselves in a similar position.
According to OptaJoe, United have won 49 points in 28 games Premier League games under the Norwegian, which was two fewer than they did in their final 28 under Jose Mourinho. Rather worryingly, that includes the incredible run the club went on at the beginning of his reign (ten wins in 12).
Max Rushden delivered the harsh reality of Solskjaer’s dubious stint at Old Trafford…