Ex-Man Utd man claims Solskjaer is ‘in front’ in fight against ‘doubters’

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is leading the fight against his “doubters” at Man Utd, according to former defender Paul Parker.

Solskjaer’s men will look to continue their perfect start to the Champions League group stage at Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday amid a poor start to the Premier League.

Man Utd may have a game in hand but 15th spot remains well short of expectations, with Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Arsenal seeing them start a season with four winless home league matches for the first time since 1972-73.


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That has seen pressure grow on Solskjaer and former Man Utd defender Parker reckons a lot of fans now “want a bigger name”.

Parker told Eurosport: “Ole is doing OK. He is fighting against his doubters at the moment, but I think he is in front.

“We have been in this position before with United, making progress then sacking managers. We will have to wait and see with Solskjaer.

“The doubters come out in force when he loses a game – there are a lot of people who don’t want him in the job, they want a bigger name, they want a bigger manager.

“You can only manage the problem so far given who is upstairs. There will be highs like the two Champions League games.”

 

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