Manchester United was adamant about what he wanted when he tried to appoint Jose Mourinho’s replacement as club manager.
The united hierarchy wanted to “put smiles back on faces” while implementing a style of play that enclosed the club’s fabric, with quick attack football and a lot of local talent involved.
Until now Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has satisfied practically every box, and in recent weeks there has been an amplified reiteration of the “united way”, with offensive performance buttons led by the club’s brightest young talents.
United could become the first team in the history of the Premier League to win four consecutive games with a margin of over 3 goals when they travel to face Aston Villa on Thursday evening, and Solskjaer will again rely on his Academy graduates if the record must be beaten.
“You have to be brave. You have to trust your players and trust the children, “said Solskjaer last October as United struggled to find the form before a trip to face Norwich in the league.
Not only has the Norwegian shown his trust “in the kids” by giving Mason Greenwood and Brandon Williams an excellent playing time this senior season, he has also done so in terms of the club’s transfer policy.
Harvey Neville was the last to sign a professional deal at the club this week, while Tahith Chong, Greenwood, Williams, James Garner, Ethan Laird and Dylan Levitt have also signed extensions in the past 18 months.
Entering the summer transfer window and United’s emphasis on a youth-level review is already evident with four other players signed up to join the club.
Isak Hansen-Aarøen will become the first Norwegian to sign for the club since Solskjaer joins Tromso next month, while Marc Jurado is swapping Barcelona for Manchester, this is his biggest belief that he actually reaches playing time in the club. Radek Vitek and Joe Hugill will also join the latest group of young people hired in Carrington with United fully committed to their cultural rest at all levels of the club.
United’s seven-year wait without an English top flight was not only due to short-term negligent decisions within the first team, but to a disconnection between the different youth levels of the club.
Now the different age groups all share the same vision and young people are focused on the same style of play which will make it even easier to move through the junior teams and will allow special talents to adapt quickly by earning promotions across the ranks.
Solskjaer’s interests may lie in the fact that United will enlist at the top team level this summer, but with four pending youth team finishes it is already delivering on its promise to lay the groundwork for future success over the years. to come. Now it just depends on them to make it happen.
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