Solskjaer needs TEN transfer windows to sort Man Utd mess, claims the man who saved Fergie’s job
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MANCHESTER UNITED boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could need FIVE SEASONS to rebuild the club, according to former striker Mark Robins.
The ex-Old Trafford ace scored the winner in the 1990 FA Cup semi-final as Alex Ferguson ended up winning the trophy it has been claimed saved him from the sack.
And in an effort to help Solskjaer, 46, dodge the dreaded axe, Robins claims the Norwegian needs time to fix an ailing club.
The Coventry boss, 49, told : "I’d love to see Ole get the time to be able to build, because he is not doing it in one window; he’s going to need six, seven, eight, nine… 10 windows!
"You don’t get that time generally. Ultimately what he is doing is trying to implement the processes Sir Alex had in place prior to his retirement.
"I think that is a huge ask. Remember Sir Alex went years prior to winning his first trophy and that will be very, very difficult to replicate because of the modern-day pressures.
"Having said that, if things are moving in the right direction then he will get some time. I also think Ole is a character that’s not putting himself front and centre; he’s putting his club front and centre.
"So he will be part of a process moving forward to make United successful again, and I don’t think he makes any qualms about that. I think that is something to be applauded and respected."
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United signed Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James this summer, with Solskjaer hailing the club for "completing the jigsaw"
But after Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku headed to Inter Milan, goals have been a real issue for the Red Devils.
And Solskjaer is likely to be busy in January as he looks to find the reliable goalscorer he lacks.
