OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER has received a personal apology from the Glazers over the ESL debacle that sparked protests at Old Trafford.

The Manchester United boss only heard about the plans to breakaway on the day it was announced.

The backlash has been huge with protests causing Sunday’s game with Liverpool to be postponed and Solskjaer has been the only person at the club to publicly field questions about it all.

And Solskjaer said: “I’ve been communicating with the owners and I’ve had a personal apology.

“I’ve always had a good relationship and they listen to me and they do listen to the fans. I’m sure there will be better communication coming.

“I know that communication has started between other individuals and the fans.

“We know we need to communicate better, if you refer back to the apology they all accepted it was the wrong thing to do.”

While Solskjaer says the club has to listen to the fans, he felt the protest on Sunday went too far as police officers were injured and the pitch invaded.

He said: “It was a difficult day for us of course, we wanted to play and beat Liverpool for the fans.

“As I said before the game, we have to listen. We have to hear the fans’ voice. It’s everyone’s right to protest but it has to be peaceful and done in a civilised manner.

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“Unfortunately when you break in and when a police officer gets scarred for life that’s one step too far. When it gets out of hand it’s a police matter, it’s not about showing your opinions any more.”

Now Solskjaer has called on the whole club to be United as they stand on the brink of their first final in four years, with a 6-2 lead going into the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Roma.

He continued: “Of course it has be a united football club to make things grow, you need to give it patience, I’m hopeful that in time we can unite and come together.

“Friction and challenge is sometimes good to move things forward, the last few weeks have been difficult. I’ve had backing. I’ve been put in charge and responsible for results and football matters.

“I understand fans want to see results and trophies hopefully they can see this team is moving forward, hopefully we can get to a final, that’s the short-term fix and then we’ll have to take it from there.

“I would be sad if the players' focus was disrupted after their good work.

“I know our fans want a team that is playing attacking football, winning trophies, and we are working hard towards getting better results.

“We want to be a Manchester United team and I know that for our fans results are important.

“My responsibility is the results – something we’re working on and that’s my responsibility. I can see that’s what the players are doing.”

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