Al Nassr head coach Rudi Garcia has revealed that he was 'very close' to replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United manager in November last year.
Following a run of four defeats in five Premier League matches, United sacked Solskjaer in the aftermath of a dismal 4-1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road. The Norwegian was booed and jeered by members of the away end, meaning it felt like the former striker's time at the club had run its course.
Despite being interested in the possibility of appointing former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager, United turned to former RB Leipzig and Schalke boss Ralf Rangnick, appointing him on a temporary deal until the end of the season. The German, despite pointing out a catalogue of previous failures made by the club, flopped during his short-term stint as interim manager, guiding United to a sixth-placed finish in the league.
