Ex-Man Utd midfielder Matic: Solskajer should never have been sacked

Ex-Man Utd midfielder Matic: Solskajer should never have been sacked

Former Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic insists former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should never have been sacked.

Solskjaer took United to a third and second place finish in his first two full seasons in charge before his dismissal in his third campaign in 2021.

Matic, now with Sassuolo, told Four Four Two: "We finished second and third under him.

"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 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.

"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. He brought the players who weren't in the starting XI together. He knew the club and the fans loved him."