“I’ve been in dressing rooms before when things aren’t working for the manager and that’s what it looks like to me.”
Jamie Redknapp has said that the Manchester United dressing room feels “like a holiday camp” and that manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is “too nice.”
United have been on everybody’s minds of late following their 5-0 humiliation to rivals Liverpool and despite speculation about his future, Solskjaer has been given three games to save his job.
However, Sky Sports pundit Redknapp believes that the situation is not pretty at Old Trafford, and feels the culture in the dressing room is down to Solskjaer allowing players to feel more relaxed.
He said: “I’ve been in dressing rooms before when things aren’t working for the manager and that’s what it looks like to me. It looks like that dressing room, in the kindest way, it feels like it would be a bit of a holiday camp.
“I can’t imagine Solskjaer is going in there pointing his finger telling players what they’ve got to do.
“Everything just seems too nice. Players are getting away with things and that’s a recipe for disaster in football.
“They’ve bought themselves a bit of time but if they lose against Tottenham and then lose a couple more games, I’m sorry, but he can’t stay.”
🗣 "It looks like that dressing room is a bit of a holiday camp, it's too nice, players are getting away with things."
Jamie Redknapp gives his view on what he imagines the Manchester United dressing room looks like pic.twitter.com/gE7cUO4qEn
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) October 29, 2021
Despite the former Liverpool midfielder’s doubts about whether Solskjaer is capable of turning things around, he admits that the decision won’t be an easy one for the club should they choose to sack him.
“It’s difficult because it’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, of course he’s a well-respected figure at the club,” added Redknapp.
“I said two years ago, it’s going to be like shooting Bambi. But you have to sometimes look at what’s best for the team.
“Even he will look at it and go, ‘I can’t keep my job under these circumstances’. The club have spent an enormous amount of money since he’s been there, they’ve brought in great players and now they still look miles off.”
United are currently eight points behind league leaders Chelsea and travel to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday night in a must-win fixture for both sides.
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