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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Manchester United Not About 'Stupid' Back Passes

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the club is built on attacking football, rather than "stupid" passes that do not move the team forward.

The Norwegian took over as interim boss after Jose Mourinho was sacked in December, and he appeared to hit out at the Portuguese coach's defensive management of the team.

Per the Mirror's Jacob Murtagh, when asked by former Red Devils team-mate Teddy Sheringham what he had to change at Old Trafford when he took charge, Solskjaer said:

"The first thing is to smile when you're at Manchester United because when it's over you do miss it.