MANCHESTER, England -- What a difference a year makes for Manchester United. Ahead of Wednesday's first anniversary of Jose Mourinho's sacking and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's arrival, the club sits sixth in the Premier League and Mauricio Pochettino's name continues to hover over Old Trafford as a potential saviour.
At first glance, the picture does not appear to have changed much since Mourinho was dismissed in the aftermath of a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last December, but after home-grown forward Mason Greenwood salvaged a 1-1 draw against Everton on the day United's matchday squad featured at least one academy product for the 4000th consecutive game, Solskjaer has some vindication for his decision to overhaul the squad he inherited.