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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Says He 'Had to Tear the House Down' at Manchester United

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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has discussed the size of the task he faces in rebuilding the club.

Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho on an interim basis in December 2018 before becoming permanent manager in March last year.

Per Goal's James Westwood, he said:

"I've been asked to do this job. I think the fans see what we're trying to do and it had to be done.

"As I've said last week, three weeks ago, four weeks ago, five weeks agou2060—it's a rebuild. You had to tear the house down and you had to get players out that weren't here in their minds.