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Five years to the day since Manchester United scaled their greatest height in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, the man who delivered it was back in the news and talking about his time at Old Trafford.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is gradually opening up on his time in the dugout at United and the timing of the release of his interview on The Overlap was fitting, coinciding with the anniversary of the night when Gary Neville asked him where he wanted his statue and how long a contract he wanted to become permanent manager. It didn't feel a particularly wild statement either, at the time. This was the night Rio Ferdinand declared "Man United are back" and those supporters in a delirious away end in Paris will never forget it.

Solskjaer never did deliver a trophy to Old Trafford, which will be his biggest regret, but forget the FA Cup, the Carabao Cup and the Europa League, has there been a better night in the last 11 years than a 3-1 win in Paris, overturning a two-goal deficit against Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last-16?

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History has also been kind to Solskjaer. His reign was far from perfect and probably peaked after the win in Paris, but in his two full seasons he delivered finishes of third and second, a record no manager since Ferguson can get close to. He was also tantalisingly close to that trophy, losing a Europa League final and four other semi-finals in two years in cup competitions.

His tenure unravelled with the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, a move Solskjaer agreed with but can see in hindsight was a mistake. It necessitated a change in style of play