Manchester United have been flying high ever since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was named the interim manager after Jose Mourinho’s sacking in December.
The Norwegian has brought Old Trafford back to life after a series of fine performances and now some rumours are claiming that Solskjaer might actually get the job as a full-time manager by the end of the season.
But as things stand, the Man United management will only make this call based on the result of their Champions League encounter with PSG.
If Solskjaer can inspire their team to a victory over the Ligue 1 side then it will be more or less certain that the disciple of Sir Alex Ferguson will be staying at Old Trafford beyond the summer.
But according to Jermain Defoe, the club would be doing the wrong thing if they plan to make a judgement on Solskjaer’s future based on the PSG games only.
“Why does he have to beat PSG to get the job?” Jermain Jenas said on Football Focus(as reported).
“That’s a weird kind of statement to make. Has he not [done enough already]?
“I feel like there has been a huge turnaround.
“The players seem to be playing the Manchester United way, there is excitement back in the stadium, they’re scoring goals.
“But if you don’t beat PSG then that all goes away?
“It’s a bit of a ridiculous statement I think.
“A large part of the issues that they had was they had come away from what Manchester United was about,
“Whether it was the morals or values of the football club and what they were seeing.
“They needed to get back to it and obviously having somebody at the helm who understands that football club and also bringing in someone like Mike Phelan has probably been a huge advantage as well to kind of use their experiences.
“It seems to be that combination has brought back at better Manchester United.”
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