Former Manchester United midfielder, Paul Ince claims he could take on the reigns at Old Trafford and achieve same feat as interim manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with six consecutive wins, no losses, no draws, at least not yet.
The Norwegian is the only manager to have such a gracious start to life as a Manchester United manager, surpassing Matt Busby's record of five consecutive wins.
Solskjaer has earned plenty of plaudits for turning things around and bringing the best out of the likes of Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford.
Ince told Paddy Power:
“We can’t get too sucked in with what Ole’s done.
“Let’s be honest, it couldn’t get any worse at Manchester United before Jose Mourinho left.
“There was a dark cloud over the entire club, the players, the fans and the staff. It was impacting performances on the pitch.
“Ole’s come in, a friendly face at the club with a calming influence and it seems as though the players have upped their effort as a result.
“The shackles are off, but that doesn’t mean that Ole is the right man for the job.
“I could have gone in and done the same thing, so could Steve Bruce.
“Anyone could have gone in and done what he has done, it wasn’t a hard thing to do to give those players freedom and improve the mood.”
With Ince yet to be convinced that Solskjaer has earned an extended stay in the Old Trafford hot-seat, he still believes that a more experienced coach – such as Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino – should be hired instead.
He added:
“For the next few years what the club need to do is bring in a manager that can seriously get United competing with City and Liverpool. And of the options available, Pochettino is the man to do that.
“The club shouldn’t be making rash decisions, picking a manager just because he’s had six wins on the bounce, all of which came against below average sides bar one.
“You’d like to think that even under Mourinho they’d have won those games.
“If he gets the club into the top four, and into the final of the Champions League, then that would be the time when the board should be swayed. But we need to be careful not to get carried away – the decision shouldn’t be made just yet.
“If Pochettino is available, then I believe he should be Man United’s number one choice for the job and they should do whatever they can to get him.
“And do I think he’d want to come to United? Of course I do.”
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