so, you know, i was at the europa league final last summer, which they lost on penalties — david de gea's just come up short. if you asked me to crystallise into one reason why he failed i would say not signing a defensive midfielder or a really good midfielder like, say, declan rice at west ham in the summer, instead going for cristiano ronaldo. it's not ronaldo's fault but he did not need another striker who could score a hatful of goals because he's got edinson cavani there, marcus rashford, mason greenwood, and i think that... if you want to crystallise it down, that lack of signing a central midfielder has, kind of, really cost solskjaer in the end. because it's not for the want of money, is it? i mean, he'd got money to spend? yeah, sure. i mean, it is a little bit of a myth that manchester united do not spend money. they most certainly do and i believe i'm right in thinking that ole gunnar solskjaer, since he was appointed, has, kind of, had the biggest budget. i mean, he's built a very good squad — you know, he leaves... that's his legacy, basically. he leaves a very good squad.