Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Quotes

"Playing games is the best time of your life, and the more games you get, the better it is."

"The more mistakes you make, the more you learn."

"It's not about tippy-tappy, namby-pamby football. It's a battle, and we have to be ready for it."

"When people doubt me, I love it."

"You never know the way your career takes."

"I like people. I like to speak to people, engage with people."

"You will always miss chances, but you can't do anything about them once they've gone. It's always about the next chance."

"Confidence is not something you store in the fridge and pick out. You earn it by your performances, by your training, how you feel."

"One of my favourite players is, of course, Marcus Rashford."

"You can never set the bar too high."

"Old Trafford is home."

"You have got to be one step ahead, as a striker, to create that space you need. Apart from the ball, when you're a striker, it is space that's your best friend. You need space."

"I'm proud of my career as a player."

"When I scored on my debut, it was a brilliant feeling."

"Being in the gaffer's seat is very special."

"When you win the title, you have a great few days, and then it's gone; you're already looking forward to the next season."

"When my career is over, I want to say to myself that I've done whatever I could to be the best footballer I could be."

"In football, you never know what can happen."

"I would not switch Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson for any other player in Norway."

"My dad used to be a Greco-Roman wrestler, and he was Norwegian champion six years on the bounce from 1966 to 1971. But I never saw him wrestle. I've only read the clippings."

"I've got to do it my way. I can't compromise and be someone else."

"Every manager dreams of managing Manchester United."

"My best ability was in just being ready when I was called upon. Then, I would be fit, and my legs would be light. If you sulk and are on the bench, and the gaffer calls you on, you are not ready because there's something going on in your head."

"When you're at Manchester United there are a set of demands, and one is to be a team player, and I don't think anyone has been on the bench more than me!"

"When your kids disappoint you, you tell them off; you don't give them some chocolate, do you? You treat players similar to how you treat your kids, really."

"Everyone thinks I'm looking for attacking football all the time. But the foundation is how you defend - keep a clean sheet, and you have a decent chance to win a game of football."

"That comes when you sign for Man United - you know you're going to play in front of the best fans in the world."

"It's not my job to rate managers. My focus is on me and my team."

"The attacking philosophy is in the walls of Man United. That's tradition; that's history. That's how we play and want to play."

"It's down to the players, but when you're at Man United, there isn't a lot of greener grass on the other side. You are at the best place."