Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted that rebuilding the club cannot be a quick fix and the English giants must avoid reacting to outside noise after the pressure on the Red Devils boss intensified over the last week.
Having suffered a 2-0 defeat against Premier League leaders, Liverpool, at Anfield, United were stunned at Old Trafford by Sean Dyche’s Burnley, who won by the same scoreline and marked the Clarets’ first league victory at Old Trafford since 1962.
The red half of Manchester still remain six points adrift of the top four and have yet to make a breakthrough for a signing in the transfer window, with negotiations over Sporting CP midfielder Bruno Fernandes reported having hit a stall.
However, Solskjaer continues to try to keep matters at the club in perspective, again insisting that a turnaround in United’s fortunes will take some time.
In a recent media conference ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup clash at Tranmere Rovers, the 46 year old Norwegian explained that the foundation needs to be laid, and a few other things need to fall in place before tasting success, “I think our fans know what we have started on, and I’ve been trusted to do that job by the club. For me, that rebuild doesn’t go one way all the time. It doesn’t go ‘we’re doing great, we’re doing great, we’re winning games’. I’ve said it so many times, ups and downs. The foundation has to be laid and the culture has to be properly set and laid down. With this group, I feel I have a good core of players that believe in themselves and believe in what we’re doing and I trust them to be the good lads carrying us forward, with some signings, with some players coming back from injury.”
