Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes he 'fulfilled his initial remit' at Manchester United, but he recognises he failed to win a trophy and that his managerial tenure ended miserably.
Solskjaer was appointed on an interim basis after Jose Mourinho was sacked and a string of positive results saw the Norwegian given the job on a permanent basis.
United finished third in the Premier League in Solskjaer's first full season in charge. They came second in 2020/21 and also made the Europa League final against Villarreal in Gdansk, only failing to win the competition in cruel fashion after a tense penalty shootout. EXCLUSIVE: Mainoo focusing on United amid England interest ALSO READ: Ratcliffe opens up on Mason Greenwood's future Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo were signed in the summer of 2021 to propel the team to challenge for the league title, but the wheels spectacularly fell off.
The pressure mounted on Solskjaer and he survived humiliating defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City at Old Trafford before being sacked after a heavy loss to Watford.
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