What Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to offer at Manchester United

It was another entertaining weekend of Premier League action as Liverpool strengthened their lead at the top of the table thanks to Manchester City’s shock defeat by Crystal Palace.

Manchester United impressed at Cardiff, Tottenham thrashed Everton and Leicester shocked Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. If United’s fans need a sign that the shackles are now off, Cardiff was it. They demand attacking football and, at the least, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will aim to provide it. The Norwegian first game was the first time Manchester United have scored five goals in a Premier League game since Sir Alex Ferguson’s last.

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Cardiff is not the most testing ground to visit, and it has to be remembered that David Moyes managed a 4-1 away win in his first game.

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Yet after the dross of the Jose Mourinho era, United fans have a right to believe their players have been hiding something. Solskjaer seems to have found it.  Manchester United were linked with Josh King on Sunday morning and it is easy to see why. After Bournemouth’s win against Brighton, he has now been involved in 44 Premier League goals, more than anyone else for the Cherries.

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One small question is why he was allowed to leave so easily. He has previously said Ferguson did not speak to him or any of the other young players at Old Trafford. Then he went out the back door to Blackburn.

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Now they may have to pay £25million to bring him back. On the plus side, like Solskjaer, he knows the club. The Premier League has become so stratified this season that these two defeats in three for Manchester City could be all that matters come the end of the season.

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