Paul Pogba wants Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to become permanent Manchester United boss so he can keep being happy
Paul Pogba has revealed he wants Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to become Manchester Uniteds permanent manager.Since taking over from Jose Mourinho in a caretaker capacity, Solskjaer has engineered a miraculous turnaround at Old Trafford, guiding the club to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and reigniting their hopes of finishing inside the Premier League top four.Pogba wants Solskjaer to get the permanent job at Old Trafford2
Pogba wants Solskjaer to get the permanent job at Old Trafford
Those two things were barely possible while Mourinho was in charge, after United experienced their worst start to a season in 28 years, and it seems almost certain that Solskjaer will be rewarded with the full-time job.Pogba has been central to the Red Devils resurgence, scoring nine goals in 17 matches under Solskjaer, and he says the Norwegian has restored the team’s confidence.“Of course we want him to stay,” Pogba told Sky. “The results have been great. I have a great relationship with him, he has a great relationship with the players. “When a player is happy, he wants to keep being happy. Solskjaer deserves it. He knows the club, he knows everything about the club.“He is a really happy coach that gave confidence back to the players.“This gave us the freedom to play and enjoy football again because maybe we lost that with the results that we had before.”Pogba reveals Solskjaer has restored the team’s confidence2
Pogba reveals Solskjaer has restored the team’s confidence
The midfielder endured a turbulent relationship with Mourinho, with training ground bust-ups and reported dressing room fall-outs dominating the end of the Portuguese managers reign.However, Pogba refuses to criticise his former boss.“Maybe we lost confidence, maybe things went wrong,” Pogba added. “A lot of talking outside that we weren’t used to.

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