Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is right about the Manchester United dressing room but caused some of the problems

From a selfie with Avram Glazer to joining the Glazers out movement. Quite the volte-face from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The former United manager held court at the Mercure Hotel in Manchester city centre on Friday evening before returning to Old Trafford for the first time in 18 months on Saturday. A reception as warm as the weather greeted him, where supporters requested selfies.

On his last appearance at the stadium, United managed more attempts on target at their own goal than Manchester City's and limply lost the derby 2-0.

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The humiliation was so profound Pep Guardiola insisted it was "okay" City only won by a modest 2-0. Ole in. Ole was out after United shipped four goals at Watford a fortnight later.

Solskjaer was always assured of reverence back in Manchester as his playing legacy endures. He scored the most famous and replayed goal in United history and Solskjaer had endeared himself to the club's followers long before Samuel Kuffour watched the ball and not the man at Camp Nou.

His managerial stint was actually a success, of sorts. Solskjaer overachieved expectations to last almost three years and preside over a misleading second-place finish.

But no club has hired him since. Solskjaer is too synonymous with United and his major feat remains winning the Norwegian title with Molde.

When it was suggested to a Norwegian journalist that Solskjaer might be in line for the national team job, they scoffed: "Stale Solbakken is considered a better coach in Norway."

Now Solskjaer is no longer an official representative of United he can be more candid. Gary Neville was the same; a Glazer apologist until the Super League threatened the English football pyramid that Salford City