Ole Gunnar Solskjaer names Man Utd sale that 'upset' him | OneFootball

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted his disappointment towards seeing Scott McTominay depart Manchester United last summer.

Solskjaer departed United late in 2021 after close to three years at the helm, having led the club to second and third-placed finishes in the Premier League and reached the 2020/21 Europa League final.

During Solskjaer's tenure, McTominay made 115 appearances across all competitions, a tally bettered only by six outfield players, and the current Besiktas boss admitted he was sad to see McTominay sold.

"Scotty is doing well at Napoli," Solskjaer told The Athletic. "I'm upset that we let him go because he was important last season when he kept popping up with goals. His heart and his knowledge of the culture were important.

"It's still good to see Bruno Fernandes and Harry [Maguire] doing well."

Since Solskjaer's departure, United's struggles have only grown. Ralf Rangnick's brought light to a lot of the issues in the dressing room which the next permanent boss, Erik ten Hag, ultimately failed to fix before being replaced by Ruben Amorim.

Solskjaer has fond memories of his time with McTominay / Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/GettyImages

Asked whether the recent issues should see his tenure remembered more fondly, Solskjaer admitted: "Those last six weeks were hard, I can't deny that, but we were also top of our Champions League group.

"It was the two games against [Manchester] City and Watford that did it, but I maintain that finishing second and third in my two full seasons wasn't bad given the level in the Premier League. We also reached a European final, but I see what Jose [Mourinho] means when he says that his best achievement was getting his United side to second in the league."

Solskjaer concluded by warning United of the dangers of continuing to change managers, urging the club to show more patience and give their bosses the time to build a squad they can call their own.

"Am issue is that the manager plays with the previous manager's players," Solskjaer admitted.

"I just remember a great time at United apart from the last six weeks. Great people - and the culture is in the people. Going back to United was like going back to my family, like I'd never been away."