Manchester United are on a great run of form and have their last 10 matches in a total of 12 under new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Incidentally, times have brightened up for Jose Mourinho and members of his staff too!
Rui Faria , who was a trusted deputee and assistant manager to Jose at Chelsea and United has taken up the Al-Duhail Sports Club managerial role in Qatar while Jose is taking time off and engaging into punditry. It is believed that United had to pay-off 19.6 million in Euros to the staff after their release.
Within the financial results, which were released to the New York Stock Exchange, it said: “Exceptional items for the quarter were £19.6m, relating to compensation to the former manager and certain members of the coaching staff for loss of office.”
Talking about the new man in charge, “Ole has made a fantastic start reviving performance of team,” Woodward said.
Woodward says he thinks United, who have reached the fifth round of the FA Cup and are now fourth in the Premier League, above Chelsea and Arsenal, will now have “a strong finish to the season”.
He refused to offer any update on Solskjaer’s future, insisting the club will stick to its plan of offering an update at the end of the season.
When asked about recruiting for a director of football role, he said: “Looking at our structures and how we should strengthen all areas at the club is something we do on a continual basis. We have invested on the player care side. The evolution is continuing but it is not necessarily visual. We are looking at ways we can make the structures stronger.”