Some at Old Trafford also held reservations over the initial swell of support So…

Some at Old Trafford also held reservations over the initial swell of support Solskjaer’s candidacy attracted in the days following Amorim’s exit, suspecting a campaign to push his name through the press and social media, although nobody at United suspected it was coming from Solskjaer directly.
He was personally baffled by suggestions that he was keen to take the role before he had even been approached about it.
Sources close to Solskjaer believe he had the support of Wilcox and Berrada as the most senior figures within United’s sporting department, but were unsure he had as much backing from the club’s ownership — the Glazer family and Ratcliffe.
Solskjaer was informed by Wilcox on Monday that he hadn’t been chosen. Though naturally disappointed, sources say his preference would have been to take the job again on a permanent basis.
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