Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford turned down the chance to be Manchester United’s captain during the time of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Recall we reported that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in his interview this week said Ronaldo was a wrong signing, now he’s spoken about by Paul Pogba and Rashford.
The Norwegian also revealed his spell as club manager at Old Trafford fell apart, as he led United to 38 losses and 33 draws.
Speaking on his time, he also revealed that some of the club’s top stars had rejected the captain armband.
Solskjaer failed to directly name players who rejected that chance to become Manchester United captain under him.
The source revealed that: “Paul Pogba was offered a chance to become Man United captain but said he wanted to leave the club so turned it down.”
“Rashford was also asked to take the captaincy but he didn’t think he was ready for it.”
Pogba was a Manchester United player between 2016 and 2022 before he departed the club to join Juventus after his contract expired.
Marcus Rashford is still with the club, but is not the captain, as Bruno Fernandes is taking that role now.
In an interview this week, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed that he was ‘very disappointed when the players turned down the chance to be captain’.
The Norwegian also hit out at players who refused to train or play in Manchester United matches in a bid to force their way out of the club.
Antonio Valencia was captain when Solskjaer took up the caretaker manager role at Old Trafford in December 2018.
He was subsequently installed as Manchester United’s permanent manager three months later after a promising start in the league.
When Valencia left, there was no one to take on the armband except for Ashley Young, he only did for six months before leaving for Inter Milan.
Despite Paul Pogba and others being in the team, Harry Maguire was named as club captain, an honor he maintained officially until this season when Fernandes took over.
Paul Pogba
Paul Labile Pogba is a French footballer who was born on 15th March, 1993 and plays for Juventus and the France national team.
The Frenchman operates primarily as a central midfielder, but can be deployed as a left winger, attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder and deep-lying playmaker.
Marcus Rashford
Marcus Rashford MBE, an English professional footballer who plays forward for Manchester United in the Premier League and the England squad, was born on October 31, 1997.
He is regarded as one of the top forwards in the world and is renowned for his athleticism and attacking skills.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær KSO is a Norwegian football manager whose most recent role was manager of Manchester United. He was born on 26th February, 1973.
Solskjær is also a former player who played as a forward and as a player, he spent the majority of his career with Manchester United and also played 67 times for Norway national team.
He subsequently became caretaker manager at United in late 2018 after taking over from José Mourinho for the rest of the 2018–19 season.
As a caretaker manager for United, he only won 14 of his 19 matches in charge. Afterward, Solskjær signed a three-year contract to take over as Manchester United manager on a permanent basis.
He was fired from his position as a manager in November 2021 following a poor run of performances during the 2021–22 season.
