Ole Gunnar Solskjaer breaks silence on Man Utd's Super League involvement

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted he didn't like the concept of the Super League, and hailed the Manchester United fans for their role in putting an abrupt end to the project.

United were among six Premier League clubs involved in the controversial project which was torpedoed within 48 hours of being announced earlier this week. Fan power played a major role in its collapse, with supporters all over the country making it clear they had no interest in a closed shop competition taking the place of the Champions League.

The competition was so short-lived that not everyone got the chance to voice their opposition, and Solskjaer was among the high-profile managers who hadn't yet given an opinion either way. Speaking ahead of their clash with Leeds, though, the Norwegian said he was against it from the start, and is glad fans have come together to stop it in its tracks.

"First of all, I'm very happy the fans have voiced their opinion and that we've listened to them," Solskjaer said. "In a strange sort of way, it's brought the football pyramid and community together and I think that's important, and I'm very happy.

"I'm a supporter myself, and there'll be a day when I come back and watch Man Utd and I want to watch a Man Utd team with a fear of failure.

"I didn't like the[Super League] concept anyway, it has to be on sporting merit, I want earn the right to play in Europe. We know we've been pioneers and we've been in Europe for many, many years, with the Busby Babes, we want to be part of a successful European campaign again.

"One of my best nights was something we worked really hard towards. To get to that, that fear of failure, you can't be given it because your name is such and such, you have to earn the right to be there.

"And I've always felt and believed in stepping out of your comfort zone, being afraid of failure. That spurs you on, living on the edge a little bit, and that wasn't part of this.

"I'm very happy all of the clubs that have admitted their mistake this was a bad idea and the way it came out as well. Just when we're talking about getting fans back into the stadium, we get this."