Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revisionism from Manchester United fans is missing the point

With no Premier League games to capture the football public's attention this weekend, many Manchester United fans indulged in another favourite pastime instead: social media revisionism.

They were helped by Anthony Martial, whose interview with a French media outlet about his ongoing United ups, downs and injury struggles, was ammunition for those supporters who like to dig out former managers way after their tenures have ended. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in the line of fire.

“The last two seasons, I have regularly played injured," said Martial. "I could not accelerate the four months following the Covid season. Coach Solskjaer tells me he needs me, so I play. And I got set on fire [criticised]. The coach never bothered to tell the media."

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Martial would later use the word "treachery" to describe Solskjaer's treatment of him. Shortly after the interview's publication, some supporters dug out some quotes from Marcus Rashford on the same issue — that the former United boss allegedly encouraged his key players to play through injury.

After the Europa League final defeat on penalties in May 2021, Rashford was asked if he thought the United squad could go the extra step and win a major trophy. He said: "I'm 100 per cent sure, because... sacrifice. To win big trophies you have to show sacrifice.

"I could walk you into the dressing room and show you five, six, seven players — and me as well — who've had injuries. Here, here — from September, the beginning of the season. And we all stay together as a unit and we fight to be successful as a club."

The quotes were taken slightly of context, but that doesn't tend to matter on Twitter when there's an