Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward says claims non-football people take major football decisions at the Old Trafford club are "a myth" and "an insult".
"There is a myth that we have non-football people making football decisions," he said. "I think that is insulting to the brilliant people who work on the football side in this club."
He added: "We've expanded our recruitment department in recent years and we believe this now runs in an efficient and productive way.
"Player recommendations and decisions are worked on by this department and by the first-team manager and his staff, not by senior management."
Woodward also backs under-fire Solskjaer, saying the manager is 'building a squad that respects the club's history'.
"The middle section of last season, after Ole's arrival, feels most relevant to what we want to achieve and where we want to be," said Woodward.
"We saw a team playing fast, fluid football, with a clear representation of the style and philosophy the manager wants.
"Ole has also instilled the discipline back into an environment where we may have lacked it in recent years. He is building a squad that respects the club's history, in which players work hard and respect their team-mates. No-one is bigger than the club."
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Let’s assume that’s all true. There are still HUGE problems with the non-football side. The money the club generates doesn’t go back into the club. Our net spend is £30M/window over the last two seasons when the club has needed a complete overhaul on the pitch. We are reportedly breaking our income records. So where is the money going? If you say it’s going to inflated wages of underperforming players (like Sanchez) then who authorized those deals? Additionally, why are we rewarding over-the-hill, injury prone, and subpar players like Phil Jones, Juan Mata, and Jesse Lingard with contract extensions but letting players like Ander Herrera walk out the door for free and not replacing them? Say what you want about Fellaini but we never replaced him and we didn’t replace Hererra, so is it any wonder that our midfield is massively outclassed by the other top 6 clubs? The club is a wreck and we can keep sacking managers but poor tactics (like playing Pogba as a CDM or using Lingard at all) is only 30% of the problem. This board and front office does not deserve to sack another manager as they should be sacked themselves.