Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims his Man Utd players ‘stopped running and caring’ as he highlights ‘many lows’ during Red Devils tenure

The Norwegian was sacked by the Red Devils in November 2021 following a 4-1 defeat at Watford. In that game, where Harry Maguire was sent off in the second half, the former United striker claimed some players didn't work as hard as they could have.

He told the National: "There were many lows. I’m one of them who looks back at the lows more than the highs. The end at Watford, well you can’t get lower than that. I more or less knew at half time, so my team talk was about enjoying the last 45 minutes together and giving their all. Some of them had stopped running, caring. But then in the second half we played well. Donny [Van de Beek] came on and scored. We should have scored more. Then we got a sending off. 2-1 until the 94th minute. It sounds really bad that it was a 4-1 defeat. It was bad to lose against Watford but it wasn’t a 4-1 game."

While Solskjaer helped United to a second-placed finish in the Premier League in 2021, their joint-best ranking in 10 years, his tenure ultimately ended in failure. The Red Devils lost on penalties in the final of the Europa League in 2021 to Villarreal and Solskjaer has not managed in football since.

The 50-year-old former Molde manager had been linked with a move to Bayern Munich on a short-term basis, before current boss Thomas Tuchel announced he would step down at the end of this season. Solskjaer will simply have to wait and see when a new managerial opening comes along.