The mayor of Kristiansund, Kjell Neergaard, has paid tribute to former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Kristiansund is Solskjaer's hometown in Norway.

Neergaard told VG: "Ole Gunnar himself knows the mechanisms in football, but I think it is underestimated what he has achieved.

"There were some losses in the league. We think it's a shame here in Kristiansund, but it impressed me how the supporters have reacted afterwards, and how Ole Gunnar reacted afterwards. Not everyone leaves a club the way Ole Gunnar did.

"He was humble and thankful for himself. That says it all about him as a person."