{"product_id":"9781471187858-red-apprentice-ole-gunnar-solskjaer","title":"The Red Apprentice","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOle Gunnar Solskjaer: The Making of Manchester United's Great Hope\u003cbr\u003eThe in-depth biography of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Manchester United legend who came back as manager to breathe new life into the club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to Old Trafford as caretaker manager midway through the 2018-19 season, he breathed new life into a team that was drifting. In this new and definitive biography, Jamie Jackson investigates why he was the perfect man for the job to bring back the glory days.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After the confusion under \u003cb\u003eDavid Moyes\u003c\/b\u003e, the stagnation of \u003cb\u003eLouis van Gaal\u003c\/b\u003e and the growing trauma under \u003cb\u003eJose Mourinho, Manchester United\u003c\/b\u003e were a club increasingly struggling to challenge for major honours, something the fans had been accustomed to during the reign of \u003cb\u003eSir Alex Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e. So when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a match-winning hero of the Reds' great Treble-winning side returned to \u003cb\u003eOld Trafford\u003c\/b\u003e on 19 December 2018 as caretaker manager, he was welcomed with open arms. Here was a man who understood what it was that the fans demanded, and he had a plan to give it to them. They went on a record-breaking run of victories that secured him the position on a permanent basis, before old frailties re-emerged, showing the scale of the job he had always dreamed of taking on. During the summer transfer window, he began a dramatic reshaping of the team's personnel to set them up for the 2019-20 season. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Red Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e, Jamie Jackson's fascinating biography of Solskjaer, takes the reader back to the Norwegian's early days to discover the making of the man, relives the highlights of a stunning playing career - and that Champions League-clinching goal in 1999 - and explains why he is the natural choice for United in the future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55144739963254,"sku":"9781471187858","price":8.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32489478.jpg?v=1737663602","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471187858-red-apprentice-ole-gunnar-solskjaer","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}