Ed Woodward has thrown his weight behind Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer despite the disastrous end to the club’s season.
United finished sixth and missed out on a place in next season’s Champions League following a run of two wins in 12 matches in all competitions between March and May.
But, while the executive vice-chair has admitted it was a below-par end to the campaign, he has cited the disruption caused by Jose Mourinho’s mid-season sacking as one of the factors behind United’s poor return in 2018-19.
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“It clearly didn’t end the way we’d hoped, finishing in sixth place and with a disruptive managerial change part-way through.