Bruno Fernandes takes swipe at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and compares Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag to Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola

Bruno Fernandes has taken a swipe at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and compared new Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag to Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola.

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Solskjaer spent almost three years in the Old Trafford hot-seat before his sacking in November 2021.

Under the Norwegian, United finished second in the Premier League in 2020-21 but were just seventh in the table when the owners decided to look for a new manager.

Ralf Rangnick ended up replacing Solskjaer on a temporary basis, with Ten Hag unveiled as the club’s new permanent manager towards the end of last season.

Manchester United lost their first two games under Ten Hag but have since won four successive league games to climb to fifth in the Premier League.

Fernandes has been impressed by the impact Ten Hag has made and says he has brought ‘discipline’ which the club ‘missed’ under his predecessor.

The Portugal midfielder told The Athletic: ‘First of all, he has an idea. He has a style. You have to follow his rules. He is strict on that. And I like that.

‘He has brought discipline, which is something I think we missed in the past. Everyone must be on the same page.

‘That is what Pep (Guardiola) and (Jurgen) Klopp have been doing for years, because they have stability in the club and in the way they choose the transfer market and build the team, which is really important for them to get the rewards.

‘I saw the manager say in a press conference that we do not want to bring players just for the sake of bringing them; we want to bring the right players for what we want to do. It is something the club needs.

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