Solskjaer: Petty Gen Z Man Utd stars were scared of captaincy and interviews

"They didn’t want to say it themselves, they had other people come up to me and say it."

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, pictured, was succeeded by Erik ten Hag (John Walton/PA)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes under-fire successor Erik ten Hag comes good and says Jim Ratcliffe is unlikely to have a “magic wand” to immediately turn around Manchester United’s fortunes.

This has been a miserable second season in the hotseat for the Dutchman, whose stuttering side are 11 points off the Premier League top four and have the FA Cup as their only remaining route to silverware.