Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not let his desire of leading another club to fade away over two years after leaving Manchester United, and he has acknowledged that he has been missing the demanding environment of managing a top-tier football team.
After the team suffered crushing losses to Watford, Manchester City, and their bitter rivals Liverpool, Solskjaer departed Old Trafford in November 2022.
“I’ve got at least one club job in me. It has to be an interesting one, somewhere, an adventure, somewhere, I can be myself. No disrespect, but after you’ve managed Manchester United for three years, it’s like, where do you go?
“Yeah, of course, I want to feel that pressure again. You know, when you see the games, you miss it,” Solskjaer told a select media gathering on Friday as reported by Hindustan Times.
But after three years in charge of one of the most popular football teams in the world, Solskjaer—a former great player for United and a close friend of the team’s illustrious manager, Sir Alex Ferguson—said he wanted a little time off.
“It’s the best job in the world (managing Manchester United). You always want to manage against the best football people in the world. The Premier League is the best league in the world, the most difficult.
“I have been there for three years. Yes, it is a hard job. It’s an extraordinary job, but you’re the face of the biggest and best club in the world. You have to be ready all the time to be scrutinised. So, I enjoyed it and I needed a break after I stepped away,” said the 50-year-old.
The former forward from Norway was disappointed to see the Red Devils stumbling in the Premier League and hoped they would find some consistency so they could climb the standings.
With 38 points after 23 games, United are seriously in danger of not qualifying for the Champions League the next season.
“It’s very exciting times with Jim Ratcliffe (the new United owner). I think it has breathed belief into both fans and supporters. But we need more consistency. You can see even the better teams are not as consistent as they were.
“If you go two years back, Liverpool 99-100 points, that is consistency. If we want to get to the top again we need at least 90 points, and you need more consistency,” said Solskjaer.
