Source: TheGuardian
Ole Gunnar Solskjær pits wits against Mauricio Pochettino in first big test
Manchester United’s caretaker manager has won his first five games, but the Tottenham side honed by his possible successor represents a step up in class“It’s not about me, it’s not about him,” Ole Gunnar Solskjær says, dismissing the notion that his side taking on Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham amounts to some sort of audition for the job of next permanent manager at Manchester United. “We don’t kick a ball at all.”He would say that, wouldn’t he? And so would Pochettino, most probably. Yet even without the background noise that suggests the Spurs manager is the only name in the frame as far as Headhunters United are concerned, Sunday’s meeting at Wembley would still be both a test and an opportunity for a caretaker who has made a flying start. Related: Harry Kane: ‘Anything is possible in football. Just look at the Champions League final in 1999’ Related: Manchester United fans on who they want as the permanent manager Related: Solskjær’s approach shows players are not sets of data, but humans | Jonathan Wilson Continue reading......read full article
