Lukaku Backs Solskjaer For Permanent Manchester United Job

By Joshua Walters

Romelu Lukaku has backed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for the vacant Manchester United managerial position, saying that 'there is no doubt' the caretaker manager will stay at the club.

Solskjaer's Manchester United surprised the football fraternity on Wednesday when they overturned a 2-0 deficit to eliminate Paris Saint-Germain on the away goal rule following a 3-1 win at the Parc des Princes.

The triumph follows a string of positive results engineered by the Norwegian in the domestic league, and Lukaku, who scored a brace against PSG, says the club must maintain Solskjaer because the players want him to stay as much he also desires to remain.

"I know he's going to stay, there's no doubt about that.

"He wants to stay, the players want him to stay. We're doing really well, we're playing like Manchester United should play.

"He's a young coach, he has young players as well so it's the perfect environment to develop and hopefully win trophies in the future."

The bulky striker made reference to the big games won by the manager as he pointed to wins against Tottenham, Arsenal, and Chelsea before asking reporters what order qualification does he need to be handed the job.

"What else does he have to do?"

"He's done a lot. When I came back in, for me, personally he had a plan.

"He wanted me to be really sharp in three or four weeks and that's what happened. We took three or four weeks, I did a lot of interval work and a lot of finishing and now I can say that I am fully fit.

"But then for the team, he made us play offensive football. He gives the young players confidence. Sometimes he's tough but at the right time, he knows also to give a compliment."

"In training, we do a lot of small games, a lot of focus on our offensive part of the game and that's what the players like."

"So, we just try to come in every game and win the games."

Manchester United have won 14 games out of 17 under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer having lost just once and Lukaku believes there are no doubts the former player of the club will manage the club in the following season per his stats.