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Sir Alex stories: The team talk Ole took from the boss

That includes one particular motivational speech which Ole regaled to us on his episode of UTD Podcast.

The Norwegian took us back to 1996, when Sir Alex felt his charges needed a lift after a particularly bad run of form, which had included heavy defeats to Newcastle and Southampton in the Premier League.

At training, the legendary gaffer pulled Ole and his team-mates to one side to deliver a choice message, which Solskjaer later used to great effect himself in his first management job, at Norwegian side Molde.

“I wouldn’t have been a manager if I hadn’t met Sir Alex,” Ole told hosts Sam Homewood, David May and Helen Evans, back in December.