{"id":1137312,"date":"2020-03-19T14:38:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T14:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1137312"},"modified":"2020-03-19T14:38:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T14:38:59","slug":"man-utd-eric-bailly-highlights-importance-advantage-solskjaer-has-over-mourinho","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/man-utd-eric-bailly-highlights-importance-advantage-solskjaer-has-over-mourinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd defender Eric Bailly highlights importance of one advantage Solskjaer has over Mourinho"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s experience as a player can help the club go from strength to strength.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ivorian centre-back joined was signed from Villarreal by Jose Mourinho back in 2016 but struggled to truly hold down a place in United’s starting XI under the Portuguese tactician.<\/p>\n

Is Soslkjaer a better fit for United than Mourinho? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Mourinho won the 2017 League Cup and Europa League with United but was sacked in December 2018 following a poor run of results.<\/li>\n
  • Solskjaer initially enjoyed great success as caretaker manager but has been inconsistent since taking the job permanently.<\/li>\n
  • The Norwegian has now won 52.6% of his 76 games in charge across all competitions.<\/li>\n
  • Bailly believes Solskjaer’s experience as a player will allow him to take United to the next level.<\/li>\n
  • The Ivorian added that he and his teammates see Solskjaer as an “uncle”.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n