Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blueprint being followed in Man Utd's latest January exit decision

The Manchester United hierarchy may have dismissed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer from his post back in November, but the club remain wedded to at least some of the Norwegian's ideas.

It was Solskjaer that brought teenage sensation Amad to the club in January of last year from Italian outfit Atalanta despite the fact he barely had enough time to make an impact in Bergamo before the move.

The talented but inexperienced forward impressed in the few outings he has been given so far in a United shirt but has failed to force his way into the first-team fold on a regular basis under both Solskjaer and his successor Ralf Rangnick.

Prior to Solskjaer's sacking, the former United boss explained how Amad would spend the majority of the 2021/22 season out on loan to continue his development instead of stalling it on the bench.

Ahead of United's third game of the season away at Wolves, Solskjaer confirmed the news to the media when asked about Amad's future.

"Yes I do [expect him to go out on loan]. It’s not 100 per cent signed but we’ve agreed,” Solskjaer said.

"I don’t have to say which team it is yet [smiles], but we’ve found a place that Amad feels excited about and we feel excited about."

Solskjaer's optimism over a loan move for Amad was clearly premature, given the Ivorian actually failed to find a club to house him temporarily in the summer and as a result was left on the bench at Old Trafford while United's season capitulated.

However, the move has finally come to fruition and Amad has since joined Scottish giants Rangers on loan for the second half of the season.

Rangers manager and former Arsenal star Giovanni van Bronckhorst has already given an insight into how Amad made the decision as to where he would play his