OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER says Jose Mourinho complained about the state of Manchester United’s away dressing room – even though the Portuguese was the one who had it changed.
Mourinho returned to Old Trafford for the first time since being sacked with his Tottenham side last December.
Two goals from Marcus Rashford led to a 2-1 win for the hosts.
But it seems Mourinho was in one of his famous grumpy moods before the game due to the condition he found his side’s changing room in.
And he let his replacement know about it.
Solskjaer told the United We Stand fanzine: “We had a chat before the game.
“I’d not really met him before, only briefly when he was at Chelsea and they played Cardiff. We had a nice chat.
“He was complaining about the away dressing room, the one that he’d changed!
“There was a positive atmosphere between us – it was good to have him back.”
Meanwhile, United flop Alexis Sanchez has claimed the bad atmosphere Mourinho created at Old Trafford contributed to his poor form.
Prior to being shipped off on a season-long loan to Inter Milan, the 31-year-old had scored just five goals in 45 games for United – whose debt has soared by £127.4m to £429m over the last year.
Sanchez played under Mourinho for just 11 months as The Special One was sacked in December 2018 following a 3-1 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield.
The Chilean told the BBC last year: “I say things as they are and in my opinion.
“Mourinho is one of the best coaches in the world in the way that he coaches, how he studies videos, the way he goes about things.
“But then, within the group there was that feeling that you were in the team then out.
“Sometimes I didn’t play, then I did, then I didn’t and as a player you lose confidence, each player lost their confidence, do you understand?
“And then an atmosphere was created that wasn’t healthy. Sometimes I’m playing well and I score a goal and he took me off. And I’d say, ‘I love football, I love football’.
“I’ve played football since I was five and if I have the ball taken away from me, it’s as if I lose my joy. I’m like that.”
