‘We have planted a seed, the tree is growing’: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer becomes Eric Cantona

If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was feeling the pressure, it was just a little low pressure coming from the west.

The Manchester United manager turned to the weather to explain how he believes the management will continue to support him through a difficult start to the season.

United kick off their game at Everton this afternoon in 15th place and with Solskjaer under fire after consecutive defeats. The Norwegian was feeling the heat, but maybe not in the way we thought.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer used meteorological terms to explain that he is not under pressure at Manchester United

“It’s sunny in Manchester today, I don’t expect the wind to change,” he said. “I have always had a very good, open, honest and positive dialogue with the club. They have shown strong leadership since I came in.

“Of course, there is always pressure and expectations on us, but I have grown up here and have learned to deal with the good times and the bad.

‘I’m fine. You don’t have to be happy to stay positive because you know that better days will come on tough days in life.

The United manager has seen his team suffer a crushing consecutive defeat in the past week

“I don’t look at one or two results and I fall like a house of cards. It is definitely a setback. But not long ago we were the best since sliced ​​bread when we beat Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain.

I’m not happy to be under pressure, as you say. You have to have strong shoulders and a strong head, but I’ve never been in too dark a place. ‘

If there were nuances from Eric Cantona’s famous gulls speech in Solskjaer’s reference to the weather, he turned to horticulture to explain why he’s involved in the long run.

Solskjaer’s meteorological terminology is reminiscent of Eric Cantona’s infamous speech on seagulls.

“All my conversations with the club have been planned in the long term,” he added. “Of course, we want results in the short term, but I have had a good dialogue about the plans we have put in place.

‘We have planted a seed, the tree is growing. Some clubs just break that tree down and see if it’s still growing and getting water underneath.

“ I have had support all the time and the club needs to look at the bigger picture. We can’t react to one or two outcomes. ‘

The Red Devils were defeated 2-1 by Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League this week

It was good to see Solskjaer so upbeat after Wednesday’s loss to Istanbul Basaksehir added to the pressure.

He was big enough to take responsibility for United’s comical first goal in Turkey and is confident his team will recover at Goodison Park.

“I will never, ever evade the fact that I am responsible,” Solskjaer said. “It’s never easy or pleasant to lose two games on the rebound, but you have to react.”

Solskjaer’s team visit Everton on Saturday with their 15th team in the Premier League table

Meanwhile, Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti insists he is not trying to change Jordan Pickford’s character as he prepares to bring the England goalkeeper back to his team after knocking him out of the 2-1 loss of the last Sunday in Newcastle.

“I have no message for him,” Ancelotti said. I spoke to him every day this week. He knows what to do. It starts, yes. Your mentality is good. I don’t want it to change.

‘He’s a nice guy and a funny guy, but sometimes he’s wrong because he thinks too much. He has to use his instincts more because that’s really good. ‘