Wayne Rooney says Manchester United should forget about Solskjaer and ‘go all out’ for Pochettino
WAYNE ROONEY has piled praise on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but reckons Manchester United must "go all out" to sign Mauricio Pochettino.
The ex-United, 33, ace says the Tottenham chief perfectly fits the club mould, with his ability to attack and develop young stars.
However, Roo did admit Solskjaer deserves an opportunity to take on the role permanently after his incredible start to life back at Old Trafford.
Roo told ESPN: "First of all you have to give Ole an opportunity and that's a discussion that has to take place with the Glazer.
"But if I had the opportunity to appoint someone, I'd go all out for Pochettino.
"I think Manchester United - certainly over the last 20, 30 years, since Alex Ferguson - have based themselves on youth players, young players, bringing players through.
"I think [Pochettino] gets the best out of his players whether they are younger or older.
"You see some of the young players he has brought through at Tottenham, at Southampton that have gone on to play for the national team.
"So I think he ticks every box in terms of his quality as a coach, but also his willingness to give youth a chance."
But Rooney did go on to say he is thrilled watching United back to their attacking best, after a dreary start the season.
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England's all-time record scorer added: "It wasn't nice watching Manchester United over the last year and knowing the players weren't happy.
"They weren't enjoying it and I think all [Solskjaer] has done is say 'go and play, go and express yourselves, and enjoy it.'
"When you are playing at Manchester United you are good enough to know how to play the game and to know what you have to do on the pitch.
"You need small details of course, but the biggest thing the players need is to just go play and to go enjoy yourself."
Meanwhile, Rooney has claimed United were always doomed to fail in recent months - due to the clash of egos between Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho.