This is how this genie came off the bench and endeared himself to all the Manchester United fans out there. Two decades after that , the super sub appears to have subbed himself on again to revive the great club.
Till early December , United sat at sixth in the table , nearer to the bottom than to the top , in terms of points. Top four was unimaginable. Manchester United looked ‘boring’ and ‘clueless’.
Come Christmas and the Norwegian has been the Santa Claus that all United fans so desperately wanted. The smiles are back at Old Trafford. There aren’t empty seats anymore. The people are starting to dream at the Theatre of Dreams. And people are starting to get a little glimpse of what it used to be under the management of the man they all call the Boss.
A gloomy December seems to have given way to a happy spring. Olé has already got off to the best start ever by any United manager , winning 8 out of 8.
It’s as if Manchester United didn’t know how to get out of second gear under Mourinho and now they are playing with a fourth and even fifth gear sometimes which is clearly manifesting itself in the form of Matic and Herrera getting into the opposition box , Paul Pogba scoring and assisting , Marcus Rashford reminding us of a certain CR7 and Anthony Martial dribbling past 2-3 opponents. United are winning games for fun.
Behind Arsenal only on goal difference and 3 points off a top four spot , the last quarter of the season seems really promising for United with important league games coming up. And of course , the big UCL clash against Paris Saint Germain.
For the time being , it’s United. The players are enjoying their football again and the people are signing their names :
“Ole’s at the wheel
Tell me how good does it feel
We’ve got Sanchez , Paul Pogba and Fred
Marcus Rashford , he’s Manc born and bred
Du du du du du du du du du
The greatest of English football
We’ve won it all
Du du du du du du du du du.”
-Sayan Chakraborti
The Sport Catalogue 