Ole Gunnar Solskjaer recently admitted that he was backed in the transfer market at Manchester United this summer. While that may seem obvious considering United signed Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo, Solskjaer's public admission seemed to have greater importance.
That's because one could perceive it as Solskjaer going on record to admit that there will be no more room for excuses this season - he simply needs to deliver the first trophy of his tenure.
After inheriting Jose Mourinho's squad, which was frankly in disarray after silverware was pursued at the expense of the long-term sustainability and health of the club, Solskjaer quickly proved he was the perfect candidate to rebuild United.
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