Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to revamp his coaching staff and remained loyal to staff members such as Michael Carrick and Mike Phelan during his last few weeks as Manchester United head coach.
Some senior players at the club thought the staff was ‘too British’, according to ESPN.
It is also claimed they complained about the Norwegian’s coaching style during the latter stages of his time at Old Trafford.
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The Red devils offered Solskjaer the opportunity to revamp the current coaching regime but he decided against it.
Sokskjaer was eventually sacked by United after the club’s hierarchy held an emergency meeting in the wake of their 4-1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road.
The defeat was the fourth defeat in United’s last five Premier League matches, while they dropped to eighth in the table, 12 points behind leaders Chelsea.
Before the international break, United lost successive league matches to Liverpool and Man City, succumbing to 5-0 and 2-0 defeats respectively.
But it was the loss against the Hornets that was the final straw, after weeks of speculation about his position. Carrick has been placed in temporary charge as they look for a new interim coach to take over until the end of the campaign.
After United’s 5-0 loss to Liverpool in October, Sky Sports pundits Graeme Souness and Jamie Carragher claimed that Solskjaer would need to have a backroom shakeup to secure better results.
“The manager might need some help, he talks about great staff, what I’m looking at there is that the manager needs different people around to make sense of what he’s not seeing,” Souness said.
“Manchester United should have the best coaches in the world,’ Carragher added. “Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the manager, you need to have someone like Carlos Quieroz in as an assistant.
“Yes Mike Phelan came in, but I don’t think he’s the coach. Michael Carrick, Kieran McKenna, they have never coached before in their lives. They can’t be all there at the same time. You have to have someone who has been there and done that.”
