The Glazers have been exposed ahead of Man Utd's clash with Bayern Munich

Solskjaer was asked about the Glazers, who were his employers at Old Trafford for three years.

The Norwegian was hired by the family, initially on an interim basis, after the departure of Jose Mourinho back in December 2018.

Solskjaer came in the door and would end up securing the United job on a permanent basis.

He guided the club into the Champions League two seasons in a row, while also steering the Red Devils to the final of the Europa League in 2021.

Months later he was gone, however. And, until now, he's kept his thoughts on his tenure close to his chest.

But that's all changed and, prior to United's showdown with Bayern Munich on Wednesday, Solskjaer has now lifted the lid on what the Glazers are like behind the scenes.

Supporters of the club will be disgruntled to know that the family put a 'cap' on the number of signings United could make each season of his spell in the dugout.

"I can’t remember every signing I made, but I should because there was a cap on three main ones every season," he said.

When quizzed on who put the cap on, the 50-year-old continued: "I signed up for it when I arrived. I understood my remit and agreed to it.

"I can’t complain now and I’m not the type to moan after losing my job, but United have spent a lot more in the two summer transfer windows since I was there."

It's all rather telling.

United are one of the richest clubs in world football, bringing in dizzying amounts of cash each and every single year.

Yes, like all big clubs, they have to comply with Financial Fair Play rules.

But Solskjaer's comments will only increase the scrutiny on the Glazers, showing they're restricting a United side that needs major investment in order to seriously compete.

The Glazers have also been exposed with Solskjaer saying he couldn't get the players he wanted with Harry Kane among them.

"We couldn’t buy the players I mentioned to the club," he said.

"Erling Haaland, before he made his Salzburg debut. Declan Rice, who wouldn’t have cost what he did in the summer.

"We discussed Moises Caicedo, but we felt we needed players ready for there and then.

"Brighton are very good at letting players come from abroad and find their feet for a year and a half.

"At United, you don’t have that luxury and that has cost the club loads of players.

"We wanted Jude Bellingham badly — he’s a Man United player, but I respect he chose Dortmund. That was probably sensible.

"But it’s why I respect Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Dan James and Jadon. Young players prepared to come into a team that wasn’t 100 per cent there like it was when I arrived.

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"I would have signed Kane every day of the week and my understanding was that he wanted to come.

"But the club didn’t have the budget with the financial constraints from Covid-19, there was no bottomless pit."

Even with no 'bottomless pit', that's damning.

Solskjaer makes it clear that, in his eyes, most of his transfer targets were gettable.

He alludes to Declan Rice being cheaper than when he moved to Arsenal this summer and when Erling Haaland was relatively unknown.

Still, however, he was left disappointed.

If United lose to Bayern on Wednesday, something that many are expecting to happen, fans are likely to ramp up their protests against the family.

Takeover talk has, for now, gone quiet.

But many at United feel the sooner the Glazers pack their bags and go, the better.

The family insist they only want what's best for the club. Yet they clearly failed Solskjaer and their lack of communication is both damning and frustrating.