Yorke surprised by Solskjaer impact at Manchester United

Treble-winning striker Dwight Yorke is surprised at the impact his one-time teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has had at Manchester United.

Solskjaer has made a perfect start to his tenure as caretaker manager, a role Yorke feels it would have been hard to envisage the Norwegian in during their days playing together.

Yorke told the Sun: “If you had asked me to look around that dressing room and pick out someone who would one day manage Manchester United, Ole would have been last on my list. He was so quiet.

“I thought the job he had with the youth and reserve players at United was him – nice guy, bringing along the next generation.

“But what he has done is amazing, you cannot fault it.

“I knew this team was not 19 points worse than Manchester City as they were last season, or that much worse than Liverpool. No chance, not with the quality there is in this squad.”

Yorke has lauded Solskjaer for reconnecting the club with its soul and bringing back a brand of football in line with that played under Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Trinidadian who won six major trophies with Manchester United feels that Solskjaer could put himself in contention to take on the role of manager on a permanent basis if he can clinch Champions League football for the 2019/20 season.

He added: “Manchester United is a very special club, the biggest in the world. You cannot just forget and discard what made it that way – and Ole is getting us back there.

“He has given the club that connection again, a connection that should never be lost.

“I look at how they play now and it reminds me of how we played. The players are enjoying it all again.

“If Ole keeps on going like this and maybe wins a trophy he should get the job, why not?”

Third-placed Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester United on Sunday with kick-off at 18:30 (SAST).