4 Transformations Solksjaer Has Brought To The Red Devils || Solid Guy Magazines

When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took the Manchester United job last year, the club was in shambles and any hope of reaching the top 4 looked far. Rumor of Paul Pogba leaving was everywhere because the club looked like a joke and in total disarray.

started the season poorly, dropping points against teams in the bottom half of the table and collecting maximum points from the top teams.

The "Ole out" discussion was gaining ground as results were getting nastier. Fans were losing faith in the club's system, calling out on their best players and Ed Woodward. Manchester United looked like a club in jeopardy. But something has changed. The red devils are now the big boys in the league with a 15 game unbeaten run. What happened?

These are the 4 transformations Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made to change Manchester United from a mediocre team to the best in England.

1. Return of Matic.

The return of Nemanja Matic to the starting lineup is one of the best things Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has done.

For more than a year, Ole didn't have a stable defensive midfielder. He has always alternated Fred, Mctominay, and on very few occasions, Nemanja Matic. He wanted a young and energetic machine but he never knew Matic was the Engine if that machine.

He relegated Matic to the 3rd choice until he had injury crises and had to bring back the veteran.

All these while, Matic was patient, waiting for his time to sparkle. The Serbian was asked one sky sports how he felt now that he is in the starting XI. He said: "I always try to be professional and give my best when I am on the pitch, it doesn't matter if it is training or a game."I've played football for a long time already and this situation is normal, sometimes you don't play and the coach doesn't see you as a first option. You can accept it or not but you have to be professional.

"You have to work hard, wait for your chance, and use it. This is exactly what I did.

"Now the situation is different, the coach trusts me more. I'm a soldier and I wait for the instructions from my coaching team."

2. Faith in his best players.

Ole Gunnar solskjaer has got blind faith in his best players. Even when they make mistakes, the coach protects them.

He has always protected Paul Pogba and David De Gea whenever they face strong condemnation by fans, pundits, and other club legends.

This faith has been repaid. The players now give their all to the game just to ensure the coach doesn't feel disappointed.

3. Perfect Signing.

Manchester United have always signed the wrong crop of players until Jose Mourhino. We have to give it to Jose Mourhino also because most of the players he signed are pivotal to Manchester united. He brought in Matic, Fred, gave Mctominay his debut and also requested Harry Maguire who Woodward failed to deliver to him.

Ole Gunnar solskjaer continued from where Jose stopped and even got better. Solskjaer detected the problem in his team and then went after the players he needed.

He signed Wan Bisaka, Harry Maguire, Daniel James, and finally Bruno Fernandes. These players have transformed Manchester united into one of the best teams in England.

4. He Gave Martial His Number 9 Jersey.

This may sound funny but the truth is that it has a mental role to play. Anthony Martial was Manchester united number 9 and was doing exploit. He was on fire in the first season, banging goals left, right and center. But, his number 9 was reallocated to Zlatan by Jose Mourhino when he signed.

From then on, the French stickers form deteriorated. You can call it a coincidence but when he got his number 9 back under solskjaer, the goals started coming in again.

It all has to do with the mind and Ole Gunnar set the mind of Martial in the right direction to yield results.