Solskjaer smile boosting Man Utd already - Young
Manchester United captain Ashley Young
admitted the mood around Old Trafford has been instantly lifted by caretaker
manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's smile, but denied there were any celebrations in
the dressing room at news of Jose Mourinho's sacking.
Solskjaer was put in charge until the
end of the season after Mourinho was dismissed on Tuesday with United 19 points
off the top of the table.
That change paid instant dividends as
United scored five goals in a Premier League match for the first time since
Alex Ferguson's last game in charge back in May 2013, thrashing Cardiff 5-1 on
Saturday.
"I don't think he (Solskjaer) has
stopped smiling," Young said after victory in the Welsh capital.
"He was like that as a player. He
always has a smile on his face and I think that can reflect down on to the
team, which is a good thing.
"Ole has come in and we were
preparing in the right way for a game, even though it's been a crazy
week."
Mourinho clashed with a number of
senior figures in the United dressing room over his two-and-a-half seasons in
charge.
Paul Pogba quickly deleted a controversial
social media post of him smiling with the message "caption this" in
the hours after Mourinho's departure.
Restored to the starting line-up for
the first time in four league games, Pogba was instrumental in setting up four
of United's five goals on Saturday.
"No celebration at all. Absolute
lies," Young said at the suggestion players were delighted to see the back
of Mourinho.
"Obviously it was disappointing
for the manager to get sacked.
"In his two-and-a-half years he
won trophies. We have to take some responsibility for that as we are on the
pitch.
"But we have to move on from that. As professional players we have to get on with the job in hand, and that is what we did here."
AFP