The Spurs manager is a target for Manchester United but Daniel Levy would oppose any move with iron fists
It was the moment that enshrined Ole Gunnar Solskjær into Manchester United legend. David Beckham’s corner, Teddy Sheringham’s flick and, well, you know the rest. What has remained a secret until now was that up in the Camp Nou directors’ box – following an outrageous piece of blagging – was Mauricio Pochettino. And when Solskjær did what he did, to win the 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich, Pochettino found himself celebrating as crazily as any United fan.
The way the Tottenham manager tells it, he was simply carried along by the emotion of the moment. Pochettino was an Espanyol player at the time and, together with his teammate, Toni Jiménez – who is now the goalkeeper coach at Spurs – he had watched the first half from seats that were not so great. And so he and his partner-in-crime decided to upgrade.
Written by David Hytner
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/11/levy-will-have-big-say-pochettino-tottenham-solskjaer-manchester-united-manager under the title “Pochettino v Solskjær: Premier League soap opera could run and run | David Hytner”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
