Assuntos: Manchester United, David Beckham, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Sir Alex Ferguson
The former Red Devils has lift the lid on what it will take to see his former teammate in the dugout permanently.

Former Manchester United star David Beckham has disclosed that the endorsement of Sir Alex Ferguson and fans of the Red Devils will be crucial in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's appointment on a permanent basis. The arrival of the Norwegian as an interim manager has engineered a change in fortune for the Old Trafford outfit whose season started on a bad note under Jose Mourinho.

As a result, scores of individuals are rallying behind the 'Baby-faced Assassin" to be considered for the full managerial job. Despite failing to get the result against Arsenal in the Premier League and crashing out of the FA Cup quarter final at the expense of Wolves in recent times, Solskjaer apparently remains the favorite for the role as the head coach.

While David Beckham shares the same the sentiment, he believes that support from both Sir Alex and the fans will influence Ole's appointment. During their time together at Manchester United, the former England international and Solskjaer won five Premier League titles, two FA Cups and a Champions League title.

Speaking to reporters in Miami, Beckham said: "That's [Solskjaer's appointment] not down to me to decide but look at the fans.

"They've loved the time he has been the manager so far. They want that to continue.

"Seeing Ole do so well, it's obviously great to see, especially as a fan.

"But, as a friend and a former team-mate, to see someone who knows and understands the club come in and do as well as he has done has been great.

"He's just brought the players together, and the players have responded in the right way, the way the fans hoped," Beckham added.

"He's obviously gained experience in Norway, and in that spell at Cardiff but now he's come back and done what he's done. It makes us former team-mates very proud.

"(But) I'm not surprised at all. We had great players, talent and infrastructure at the club – everything Manchester United is all about.

"Ole gains that respect from the players because he had done it. He'd been there on the biggest stage and won," he said.

"And he's done it in a mature way, a way that is respected by not just younger people but older ones. Having the support of 'The Boss' has also helped him and given him confidence."

After being handed a tough Champions League quarter-final opponent in Barcelona on Friday, Manchester United crashed out of the English FA Cup via a 2-1 defeat to Wolves. Although the Red Devils have missed out on an opportunity to win its first silverware under Solskjaer, the 46-year-old maintains that his team probably deserved the loss.

"It was a big step backwards, I've got to say," Solskjaer continued.

"That's the poorest performance since I've come here. The lack of urgency forward, lack of forward passing, lack of regains.

"Sometimes international breaks come in handy and we would have loved to play it again and put it right.

"Hopefully some of them will have good experience with the national team, some will have a few days off and train hard here.

"Then we will be ready to push again because we're in a great position in the league, we're in the Champions League. "Very disappointing tonight, though, that we're not in the semis."

Saturday's defeat to Wolves has posed a few questions as it is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's second in succession since taking over in mid-December last year.

"You can't sit down and sulk too long," he added.

"Of course, we're disappointed, everyone is disappointed, but we have got to look forward and look behind the result today.

"We've done that quite well. We know that we've played well against Arsenal last week and didn't get what we deserved.

"Today we got what we deserved because we never deserved to win this game."