What if he had been less nice and more ruthless with his players? What if he had been more aggressive in his transfer requests to the club's hierarchy and what if they had delivered on those?
The list of players United reportedly attempted to sign -- but didn't -- shows that, while Solskjaer's forgiving nature and tactical decisions were clearly factors in his downfall -- the club's recruitment mistakes also played a key role. United were in advanced talks to sign Jude Bellingham, the highly promising England midfielder, when he was still playing for second tier Birmingham City but he also went to Dortmund.
United's owners did, however, back Solskjaer with big-money signings including winger Jadon Sancho who arrived after over a year of talks with Dortmund, France centre half Raphael Varane and, of course, Cristiano Ronaldo. Critics of Solskjaer have pointed to the unclear tactics used, most noticeably in the 5-0 home mauling by Liverpool and the lack of a consistent style of play.
The Norwegian and the club's hierarchy also chose to keep players on the pay-roll who were clearly no longer central to his first-team plans - the likes of Phil Jones, Juan Mata, Eric Bailly, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Diogo Dalot.
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