Ole Gunnar see you! Solskjaer bumps into Juan Mata and Matteo Darmian in Manchester

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can’t seem to escape his Manchester United players, bumping into both Juan Mata and Matteo Darmian on Monday afternoon. 

The Norwegian was out for a stroll in Hale Village when he crossed paths with the pair separately after finishing his lunch. 

Mata was pictured out with his girlfriend Evelina Kamph before meeting Solskjaer in the car park.  

Juan Mata was out for a stroll around Hale Village with his girlfriend Evelina Kamph

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stopped for a chat with Mata after bumping into him in the car park

The United boss then saw Darmian with his wife Francesca Cormanni and stopped for a chat. 

Plenty of United players live around the Greater Manchester area with Mata and Darmian taking advantage of the unseasonably warm February conditions by going for a walk. 

Solskjaer has proved to be hugely popular among the players since taking charge as interim manager so no doubt there was little awkwardness in meeting the boss.

The affable 45-year-old’s social interaction with players off duty is a far cry from the days of his former manager now mentor Sir Alex Ferguson. 

Matteo Darmian (left) and his wife Francesca Cormanni (right) also met Solskjaer

Ferguson had a network of spies to check on how his players were behaving when out and about. 

Mark Hughes once revealed: ‘With Fergie he knew every bouncer of every nightclub in Manchester. 

‘That’s where he got his information from! It wasn’t a bad tactic in those days because a lot of the lads were bouncing round nightclubs thinking they were getting away with it. 

‘But it was a different era, that’s what everybody did. I don’t think it happens anywhere near the scale it used to, to be perfectly honest.’ 

The Manchester United manager donned some shades on a bright February day

Darmian was not in the squad that fought to a 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Sunday and is currently nursing a minor injury. 

Mata started the game but lasted only 25 minutes as he was one of three injury-enforced first half changes.

The Spaniard tweaked his hamstring but United are optimistic he will not have a prolonged spell on the sidelines.  

The Old Trafford club face a potentially tricky trip to Crystal Palace in their next Premier League clash this Wednesday.  

Darmian and his wife were still wrapped up warm despite the unseasonably warm conditions