Scott McTominay reveals why Man Utd board are right to keep faith in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Scott McTominay has claimed that “it’s vital” that Manchester United continue to back Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Norwegian has endured a mixed start to his first full season as manager, which is beginning to see the pressure mount on his shoulders.

United host Arsenal tonight (8pm) in the Premier League in a game which has huge significance for their top four ambitions, particularly with Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal all winning at the weekend.

“You have to have that continuity at any club,” McTominay told the Daily Mirror.

“In this day and age, clubs are just willing to sack a manager, without really thinking about the consequences for how that team is going to go forward in the next five or six years.

“Ole definitely has a plan for the short-term and long-term, and when you’ve got a guy like that, it’s important you stick by him.

“There’s no better place to play your football than Manchester United, when everything’s going well.

“But when it’s not going well, it’s something we have to learn from and look to the future, because you can’t dwell on past seasons and the different managers we’ve had.

“That’s the past and we have to look forward with Ole and see what we can do under him.

“Everybody has their own opinions in football. You can’t change people’s opinions, whether that’s on social media or when they come up and speak to you in person.

“So whatever people want to think about the current squad at the minute, I know what we’ve got and I know the quality we’ve got.”

The Scotland international admitted that the squad suffered in the wake of the 2-0 defeat at West Ham as he insisted it will take time for the club to return to the top.

“It’s going to take time for this club to get back to where it was, but we’ve certainly got a manger who’s willing to do everything to do that,” he added.

“It hurts. It hurts seeing everything going on sometimes, and you just try to blank everything out. But it’s the results that hurt the most.

“After West Ham, losing 2-0, it was a difficult feeling, one you can’t really put into words.

“It’s not a case of getting in your car, then you get home and everything’s fine, because it’s not.”

source: express.co.uk