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John O’Shea has called for former teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be given the Manchester United job on a permanent basis.
Solskjaer was the senior figure in United’s starting XI on the day in October 1999 when O’Shea made his professional debut – and they remained regular team-mates until the former’s retirement in 2007.
Wednesday’s 2-0 victory at Newcastle means he has overseen four victories from four to equal a record set by club great Sir Matt Busby, and O’Shea is already convinced he can succeed long-term.
On Saturday in the FA Cup at Old Trafford, Reading’s O’Shea will be attempting to undermine that “amazing start”, but he is relishing his former club’s success under a manager who wants to remain in the job.
O’Shea, now 37, said: “He’s doing a hell of an impression to get the job, that’s for sure.
“To bring that freedom of expression and enjoyment; they’re at Manchester United because they’re good players. That’s the big thing.
“Knowing Ole, the type of player and person he was, you can see why the board and the club decided to go that way.
“It’ll be that enjoyment factor, and that professionalism and killer instinct he had. That’ll have been the key. The enjoyment and maintaining the standard of what the club and fans hope and expect to see.
“If he keeps that run going, if he has success in – hopefully not the FA Cup – but the Champions League, and carries on the run in the league, he’ll be putting himself as a frontrunner for the job.
“He’ll want to carry on that momentum he’s created early on, and he’ll definitely be under consideration.
“He’s been brought in until the summer but that can all change very quickly.”
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