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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer obtained his Besiktas reign off to a dominant profitable begin as the previous Manchester United supervisor guided his facet to a 4-1 Europa League victory over Athletic Bilbao.
The 51-year-old was named Besiktas boss final Friday simply over three years on from his brutal sacking at Outdated Trafford and has obtained off to the proper begin.
Solskjaer’s first order of enterprise was readying his workforce for the go to of LaLiga outfit Bilbao with Besiktas desperately needing a victory to have any hope of qualifying for the knockout phases of the competitors.
Besiktas had beforehand solely received two of their opening six European fixtures this season and misplaced 4 previous to Solskjaer’s arrival in Turkey.
Nevertheless, new life seems to have been breathed into the Turkish giants by Solskjaer as Milot Rashica put them forward within the seventeenth minute.
Unai Gomez threatened to spoil the occasion on the Tupras Stadyumu when the Bilbao midfielder equalised on the stroke of half-time just for the hosts to hit again with two extra objectives.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrated a 4-1 Europa League victory in his first Besiktas match in cost
Besiktas dominated the Europa League encounter as Solskjaer obtained his reign off to a profitable begin
Solskjaer celebrates with Milot Rashica (left) after the Besiktas star scored twice within the win
Rashica restored Besiktas’ lead along with his second objective simply half-hour from full-time earlier than added a 3rd late to decrease any hope of the Spanish facet producing a comeback.
Portuguese midfielder Joao Mario scored a fourth in stoppage time after changing coolly from the penalty spot.
Solskjaer was animated within the dugout all through the encounter, however was finally left beaming as his facet confirmed their attacking prowess in opposition to Bilbao.
Solskjaer, who beforehand managed Molde in his homeland throughout two spells and Cardiff Metropolis, had been linked with a number of jobs over latest months, with the previous striker tipped to take over at each Leicester and West Ham earlier than becoming a member of Besiktas.
He was even noticed at Molineux for Gary O’Neil’s remaining Wolves recreation in cost in opposition to Ipswich in December, though it was later revealed that he was there to assist his former United assistant Kieran McKenna, the Tractor Boys’ supervisor.
The transfer to Turkey additionally comes after Solskjaer was briefly touted for a shock return to Outdated Trafford earlier than Ruben Amorim took over in November.
His spell accountable for United, which initially began as an interim function, got here after Solskjaer loved 11 profitable seasons as a participant between 1996 and 2007.
Solskjaer’s first order of enterprise was readying his workforce for the go to of LaLiga outfit Bilbao
Solskjaer was animated within the dugout all through the encounter, however was finally left beaming
He scored 126 objectives for the Pink Devils and received 12 trophies, together with six Premier League titles and the Champions League throughout the well-known 1998-99 Treble season.
Following retirement in 2007 attributable to harm, Solskjaer took cost of United’s reserve workforce, earlier than he impressed as supervisor of Molde in his homeland between 2010 and 2014, profitable two home titles.
Solskjaer’s success ensured he obtained the Cardiff Metropolis job, however the 51-year-old endured a troublesome nine-month spell in south Wales the place he was unable to stop the Bluebirds from being relegated from the Premier League.
He returned to Molde in 2015 and spent greater than three years within the function earlier than United got here calling in December 2018.