Two Losses In A Row Changes Nothing About Impressive Ole – Ferdinand

The Back-to-back Manchester United loss that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has experienced will in no way affect his chances in becoming the permanent boss ahead of next season, according to Rio Ferdinand.

Ole has improved United after he was appointed until the end of the season.

Defeats to Arsenal in the Premier League and Wolves in the FA Cup in their last two games have somewhat casted premature doubts on his chances to clinching the job permanently in the summer.

But Rio Ferdinand is not having it. He said, “These two defeats were a setback, but it changes nothing for me.

“He has done more than enough to deserve a chance to have the job and I believe the club have only one decision to make when they appoint their next manager.

“When he came in the door, if someone said to the United owners that they would be knocking on the door of the top four in the Premier League and in the Champions League quarter-finals, they would have jumped at that.

“He won all those games at the beginning and it is inevitable that his team will slip up at some point. Look at where they were when the previous manager left and compare it to the mood around the club now.

“You have to give a lot of the credit for that revival to Solskjaer and that’s why I believe he has to get the job.”

“We have tried different managers, tried different philosophies and finally we have gone back to what worked in the past and what will work in the future,” added Ferdinand.

“I just hope the club’s owners realise that the way they have run the club and the managerial changes they have made at a rapid rate is not how United works.

“You need people in charge of the team that understand this club and that is what we have got now.

“I didn’t think United had a chance against PSG when the draw was made and they had an even slimmer chance after losing the first leg 2-0 at Old Trafford, but they got through and they did it after producing a top-class performance in Paris.

“That display alone shows why Solskjaer has earned the right to have a chance to be the club’s next permanent manager and I’m sure he will get that opportunity.”