“Solskjaer will still be Manchester United manager if he had signed this player” – Sam Allardyce
Former Premier League manager Sam Allardyce believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would still be manager of Manchester United if the club had signed Erling Haaland.
The club missed out on signing the striker twice – once while he was at Molde and again at RB Salzburg when Borussia Dortmund snapped him up.
Since then he has scored 80 goals in 79 games for the German club.
According to Big Sam, the Norwegian’s goals would have saved Solskjaer’s job if he had signed for the Red devils.
Allardyce told Genting Casino: “Manchester United, I still think that, had they secured him, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would still be in the job.
“And why United decided to let him go has been mind-boggling for me ever since it happened. And Ole had worked with him.
“Allegedly, it came down to finance, then that is the biggest mistake that United – not Ole – made. I think Ole would still be in a job if he actually signed him.”