Manchester United: Ole Gunnar Solsjaer shares ‘same principles’ as Sir Alex Ferguson, reveals Michael Carrick
The Norwegian has inspired United since taking over in December and is in line to land the job on a permanent basis
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Your support makes all the difference.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer shares the same principals as his mentor Sir Alex Ferguson, claims Michael Carrick.
The Norwegian has inspired Manchester United since replacing Jose Mourinho in December.
With United in contention to finish inside the top four, as well as advancing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Carrick has been excited by not just the results, but the manner in which he has produced them.
“[They have the] same principles. Ole’s team-talks are big on hard work [as Ferguson’s were],” Carrick told The Times.
“He delivers it his way. That’s the club’s way, the DNA of Manchester United: an exciting, positive, winning performance, where you take risks, you go for it.
“Work ethic, humility – the United way is not ‘we’re better than you’. We just have to work harder. The best teams United had over the years always had an unbelievable work ethic.”
Carrick has recalled the feeling felt in the United camp after stunning Paris Saint-Germain to complete a memorable comeback to make
“You can’t put a price on that feeling. I can try to play it down all I want, you try to forget about it, move on, but it was one of those nights that in a few months’ time, a few years, we’ll look back and go ‘wow, that was special’,” said Carrick.
“The buzz of winning was incredible. The dressing room was bouncing. The lads were all singing ‘Ole’s at the wheel’. Sir Alex and Eric [Cantona] were in there, so the lads started singing Cantona songs.
“Everyone, young kids to grandmas, come up to me in the street and say ‘this is great’. Especially after Paris. Paris was massive.”
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