Brendan Rodgers backed to do a better job than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United
Former Chelsea player Jason Cundy has backed Leicester City gaffer Brendan Rodgers to do a better job at Manchester United than current boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Red Devils appointed Solskjaer on a permanent basis after he won 14 of his 19 games in charge as the interim manager, including a sensational UEFA Champions League last-16 result against Paris Saint-Germain.
Since that memorable night in Paris, however, everything that could go wrong has gone wrong at Old Trafford, with United winning just four of their last 15 Premier League games and five of their last 19 in all competitions.
Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester, on the other hand, have been unstoppable. They are third in the league with 14 points and look all set to finish above United for the second time in the last five seasons – which is quite something.
The Irishman was one of the candidates considered for the job at United last season but none of the concerned authorities could look past Ole’s “passion” and “understanding of the United way”, meaning that the Foxes were able to land him from Celtic with relative ease. Look at the two clubs now.
With Ole under immense pressure and a potential opening at United not too far away, Cundy reckons that Rodgers could do better than the Norwegian and should be given the reins.
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said:
"“You’ve seen Brendan go in there and change Leicester. Is Brendan the worst shout in the world for Manchester United?“Look at the job he is doing right now; look how he has got them playing. Every single player in that Leicester team is doing exactly what he wants – they have bought into him.“And Brendan has managed Celtic and Liverpool.“If you can manage those two football clubs and do a decent job – obviously he was brilliant at Celtic – are you telling me he couldn’t do a better job than Ole right now? Because I am telling you: he could.”"
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The ex-Chelsea defender is obviously right but Rodgers would not go to a club with no direction and sensibility left. In fact, no top manager would want to go there. How the mighty have fallen.