{"product_id":"red-apprentice-ole-gunnar-solskjaer","title":"Red Apprentice Ole Gunnar Solskjaer","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to Old Trafford as caretaker manager midway through the 2018-19 season, he breathed new life into a team that was drifting. In this new and definitive biography, Jamie Jackson investigates why he was the perfect man for the job to bring back the glory days.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After the confusion under \u003cb\u003eDavid Moyes\u003c\/b\u003e, the stagnation of \u003cb\u003eLouis van Gaal\u003c\/b\u003e and the growing trauma under \u003cb\u003eJose Mourinho, Manchester United\u003c\/b\u003e were a club increasingly struggling to challenge for major honours, something the fans had been accustomed to during the reign of \u003cb\u003eSir Alex Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e. So when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a match-winning hero of the Reds' great Treble-winning side returned to \u003cb\u003eOld Trafford\u003c\/b\u003e on 19 December 2018 as caretaker manager, he was welcomed with open arms. Here was a man who understood what it was that the fans demanded, and he had a plan to give it to them. They went on a record-breaking run of victories that secured him the position on a permanent basis, before old frailties re-emerged, showing the scale of the job he had always dreamed of taking on. During the summer transfer window, he began a dramatic reshaping of the team's personnel to set them up for the 2019-20 season. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Red Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e, Jamie Jackson's fascinating biography of Solskjaer, takes the reader back to the Norwegian's early days to discover the making of the man, relives the highlights of a stunning playing career - and that Champions League-clinching goal in 1999 - and explains why he is the natural choice for United in the future.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317432230270,"sku":"NW9781471187858","price":13.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781471187858.jpg?v=1778722041","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/red-apprentice-ole-gunnar-solskjaer","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}