Get the latest United transfer window updates, pre-season news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free It was always going to polarise opinion, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's new Manchester United contract had been a longtime coming.
Earlier in the year reports emerged stating Solskjaer would be rewarded with a new long-term deal irrespective of what United achieved before the end of the season - it's just as well, considering they ended it trophyless.
Yet despite the lack of silverware it was still seen as a campaign of 'progress' - the controversial buzzword pushed from club officials up top.
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