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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Explains Why Wilfried Zaha Didn't Succeed at Man Utd Ahead of Palace Clash

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has claimed that Wilfired Zaha's time at Manchester United didn't go to plan because the move came too early for him in his career.

Zaha was signed by United in January 2013 in Sir Alex Ferguson's last season, but remained at Crystal Palace on loan for the rest of that season. When the winger returned, he struggled to make an impact under new manager David Moyes, and went to Cardiff on loan in January 2014 to work with Solskjaer, in what was the Norwegian's first management job in the Premier League.

Upon his return from Wales, Zaha fell further down the pecking order at United under Louis van Gaal in the summer of 2014 due to new signings that were made, which led to him going on loan to Crystal Palace.