COLOGNE, Germany -- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has got some things wrong during his 20 months as manager of Manchester United, but not often in front of the television cameras. His predecessors in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era -- David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho -- all, at one time or another, said the wrong thing, but Solskjaer has usually found the right tone.
It has been particularly apparent this week as the Norwegian prepares his team for the start of the Europa League mini tournament in Germany. With Champions League football secured through a third-place finish in the Premier League, he might have been tempted to pat himself on the back and focus on next season.