Solskjaer, the legacy he leaves behind at Old Trafford.

"The killer with the face of a child"SolskjaerHe was a legend at Old Trafford when he scored the winning goal in the impressive victory against Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final. But upon returning to Old Trafford as a manager, the Norwegian became the fourth United manager to lose his job in eight years since Ferguson resigned at the end of the 2012-13 season.

Score many goals, concede many goals.

Solskjaer returned to Old Trafford as interim manager in December 2018.

Solskjaer returned to Old Trafford as interim manager in December 2018 to replace Jose Mourinho. Under Solskjaer, United won 91 of 168 matches across all competitions – a better percentage than under David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, or Mourinho. However, Van Gaal lifted the FA Cup in 2016 – just before being sacked – and Mourinho led United to a double of Europa League and EFL Cup in 2017. Eight years have passed since their last Premier League title, and Ferguson's 13th trophy, won in 2013, remains United's final trophy.

Solskjaer's best Premier League achievement while managing United was finishing third in the 2019-20 season, before finishing second to Manchester City the previous season. United missed out on a Europa League title, losing to Villarreal on penalties in the final. Under Ole, United had a win rate of 54.2%, behind Mourinho's 58.3% but ahead of Moyes (52.9%) and Van Gaal (52.4%).

Besides the lack of trophies, what prompted owner Glazer to sack the manager who was supposedly "Manchester United's DNA"? Firstly, under Solskjaer, United scored a lot of goals but conceded far too many. United conceded 183 goals in his 168 games – an average of 1.09 goals per game. Mourinho's United conceded only 121 goals in 144 games – an average of 0.84. In the Premier League, only the bottom two teams, Norwich City and Newcastle United, conceded more goals. In their 12 league matches, United only kept two clean sheets. United's possession rate in the Premier League this season is only 53.1%, the lowest among the Big Six teams; surely Ole must be held responsible, not anyone else.

Manchester United's defense is making far too many mistakes, with 11 errors leading to shots on target – the worst in the league (along with Arsenal). Under Solskjaer, MU has frequently lost possession in crucial areas. Of all the Premier League teams, only Leicester City has been worse than MU in terms of unsuccessful passes. Ole's managerial abilities were heavily criticized after the humiliating 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool in October, and statistics also show that Solskjaer's team simply "lie still" and take the game.

Confused about how to utilize personnel

Ole Gunnar Solskjær prefers a 4-2-3-1 formation. Despite playing against relegation-threatened Watford, he deployed two defensive midfielders, Matic and McTominay, but ultimately, manager C. Ranieri easily neutralized their threat. Watford took just 28 minutes to open the scoring through J. King in a match they won 4-1.

In this Premier League season, after 12 matches, Ole Gunnar Solskjær has used 23 players. However, despite constantly switching between the left and right wings, he hasn't been able to get new signing Sancho to perform effectively; so far, he hasn't had an assist or a goal. The "maverick" Paul Pogba has had to give up his left midfield position to play in the center of the midfield, and the fact that he only has 7 assists but no goals is perhaps not solely the fault of the French midfielder. Despite receiving the highest rating of 7.14 in the MU squad (since the start of the season), he is still restless and considering leaving.

The players currently performing impressively include Bruno with 4 goals and 3 assists, Ronaldo with 4 goals and 2 assists, and Mason Greenwood with 4 goals. However, Ole's decision to firmly place Bruno in the number 10 position and Ronaldo as the central striker has made it easy for opponents to find ways to counter them. Ole is still struggling to figure out how to polish the raw talent of Mason Greenwood to make him shine brighter. He also doesn't know how to utilize Fred effectively, as this star only truly shines when playing for the Brazilian national team.

Solskjaer prefers a four-defender formation, but he can't find a suitable central defensive pairing. Maguire only plays well for the England national team, while Eric Bailly and Victor Lindelof are forever stuck playing only in smaller matches.

Meanwhile, Ole decided to keep D. van de Beek on the bench, only allowing him to play for a mere 60 minutes. Ironically, D. van de Beek, who was not trusted by Ole Gunnar Solskjær, scored the only goal in his final game as Manchester United manager. In 45 minutes on the pitch, the midfielder, who had fallen out of favor under Ole, had 36 touches, 4 ball recoveries, created 3 chances, made 2 tackles (2 successful), and scored one goal.

Coach Zidane was very hesitant before arriving at Old Trafford.

Ole regrets his decision, but he no longer has time! The fact that not only the Norwegian manager but also famous names like Van Gaal and Mourinho have failed means that owner Glazer must re-evaluate MU's management. This is causing Zinédine Zidane considerable hesitation before arriving at Old Trafford.