
It is about taking your chances when you get them.
"It's a real privilege to have this opportunity and be given this opportunity".
Since replacing the Portuguese in December, Solskjaer has won his first six games as United manager, a club record, and Hughton said the Norwegian deserved credit for turning things around at Old Trafford.
"So, he's champing at the bit, I have to say".
Martial's future at Old Trafford was far from certain under Mourinho, who infamously pushed for the forward's exit last summer - something that repulsed a significant proportion of the United fan base, left aghast that one of their best players was being shown the door so flippantly.
"Overconfident? No, you can not be too confident", the Norwegian said.
Injuries have taken their toll and Rossi admits he sometimes wondered why he was still ploughing on. David did his job and I thank him for that.
I think that is a fundamental thing.
"It's great to see him in high spirits and great to see him just being about here on the football field".
And with Southgate extremely unlikely to leave his post as England manager, it feels like it could be a two horse race between Pochettino and Solskjaer over the next few months. "You need a structure to protect the manager and keep everything in place, so that the players do not arrive in a situation where they feel more powerful than they used to be".
He added: "He [Solskjaer] brought back the Manchester United way, he brought back the tranquillity that maybe this environment needed".
"You've just got to tip your hat off to him and his coaching staff that have done just an wonderful job". Open-minded about his next destination, he is enjoying the moment with United and knows where he wants to be a year from now.
"There are players there coming through and Mason is one of them", said Solskjaer. "There are the three who play the most but then you've got Rom, you've got Juan [Mata], you've got Alexis [Sanchez], so I've got a front six I can rotate and Rom is definitely going to be playing games".