Ole Gunnar Solskjaer referenced comedy classic Dumb and Dumber when asked about Paul Pogba's chances of being fit for the Manchester derby.
Pogba is still unavailable due to an ankle injury as United prepare to host Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night before they travel to the Etihad on Saturday.
The United midfielder has played just six times all season after sustaining an ankle injury in the 1-1 draw with Southampton on August 31 and Pogba has not featured since the stalemate with Arsenal on September 30.
As Solskjaer emerged from his seat at the end of his pre-match press conference on Tuesday, he was asked whether Pogba could recover in time for trip to City at the weekend.
"There's always a chance, if you've seen Dumb and Dumber," Solskjaer replied.
In the 1994 Farrelly brothers comedy, Jim Carrey's besotted Lloyd Christmas asks Mary (Lauren Holly): "What do you think the chances are of a girl like you and a guy like me ending up together?" He is eventually told they are 'like one out of a million'.
Lloyd originally appears crestfallen until he breaks into an optimistic smile and replies: "So you're telling me there's a chance!"
Solskjaer previously referred to the scene while Molde coach and was asked about Danish minnows Midtjylland's chances of beating United in the Europa League in 2016.
"There's maybe a one or two percent chance, but there is a chance. That's the thing," Solskjaer told the Midtjylland's YouTube channel. "If you've seen Dumb and Dumber, the movie, he says: 'There's one in a million.' He looks at it in a positive way - 'There is a chance, you're telling me that there is a chance'.
"I think you've got to go in with that belief, that maybe this is that miraculous day."
MBYhy
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please get rid of this guy cause he's not willing to play for the club, here comes Mc Tominey with the same ankle injure he's expected to be back in our next game.
Kihcdemopz
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even if man u change coaches.....but with the squad that we have.... nothing is going to change............the only thing that man utd need....... is new signings thats all...... thats why man u fans think ole is not right for the job and to be honest no coach would get better results than ole's results with the squad that we have
Cipackn
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Dumb (ole ) & Dumber (Woodward )
Liwaikpry
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I love Ole, but honestly he is not ready for this job. Maybe he needs to get some experience ad mid-level until he tries to manage a big club. From "big money spending club" we went to "santimental" hiring Mike Ph, Ole etc. We need a big name coach like Poch, Allegri. If the snake Woodward leaves, a bright future is for us.
ishti
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It's very clear he doesn't want to play 4 Utd anymore. He can play Basketball with ankle injury but can't train for football. 🤔🤔