Robbie Savage has said that Mike Phelan deserves some credit tooWhile Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has grabbed the plaudits since coming in and transforming the club, Robbie Savage has praised his assistant Mike Phelan. Savage reckons it was Phelan - Sir Alex Ferguson's long-serving No.2 - who devised the plan to play a midfield diamond against Chelsea on Monday. "But I would also give huge credit to coach Mike Phelan, whose technical influence should not be underestimated. Mike Phelan was brought in as Solskjaer's No. suspect United's midfield diamond at Chelsea in the FA Cup last Monday night had his fingerprints all over it.

Source: Express February 23, 2019 08:37 UTC