Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher insists Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's success at Manchester United is no fluke.

Former United midfielder Paul Ince has downplayed the immediate impact made by the Norwegian boss by insisting that "anyone could have gone in and done what he has done".

But Carragher told Sky Sports: "A lot has been written about Solskjaer and everything being very, very positive on the surface.

"I think underneath that, a lot of people were looking at it before the Spurs game and thought: 'Anyone could have gone in there and done that'. It's nonsense. It's absolute nonsense.

"He's made big decisions by leaving people out – (Romelu) Lukaku, an £80million striker, on the bench. When he's brought him on he's made an impact.

"You think of Jose Mourinho, people were saying these games were easy. Last season, when Manchester United finished second and got to an FA Cup final, Mourinho lost three games to promoted teams.

"So it's not easy to go and wipe the floor with these teams. He's (Solskjaer) made a great start to his career."