Henning Berg says former Manchester United teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will understand his dismissal.
The Norwegian, who was a part of United's treble winning side and is now manager of Cypriot side AC Omonia, gave his reaction to his former team-mate Solskjaer's departure.
"He's a good guy, and I feel sorry for him in many ways," said Berg.
"He knows as well as anybody how football works, the mechanics in football. But you know how much he feels for United, and how much he wanted to take the next step, because he's done to a good job to make sure United are within distance for challenging for trophies.
"They are very close, but they wanted to go that next step – and that was lacking [with Solskjaer]. But from when he took over, to where they are now – if you look at the squad and the changes they made, the ups and downs – I think he's done a very solid, good job."
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