Brighton coach Chris Hughton paid tribute to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's record-breaking impact at Manchester United after Paul Ince's disgusting comments.
The Norwegian Solskjaer have won six straight since being named United's chief, the first person to do so.
But former United States midfielder Ince criticized the feat and said "anyone" could have produced the same results after Jose Mourinho's departure.
Hughton, who is at the Albion camp for Old Trafford on Saturday, believes Ince's situation is unfair.
"I do not think anyone could have come in and have the record he has now," Hughton said.
"I think you have to thank him for it. Anyway, he got results and I do not know how.
"They have not lost in six games. You have to give lots of praise for it.
"No coach to come after Mourinho, I do not think he could have expected more, because the results and performance indicate this.
"We know how difficult each game is."
Solskjaer took on his acting roles with four league games against teams currently in the lower half of the table and a routine of the FA Cup in the third round at home against Championship Reading.
The 45-year-old, who scored 126 goals for United between 1996 and 2007, has recorded his most impressive win so far, beating Tottenham Hotspur, the top four, by 1-0 at Wembley last weekend.
Hughton watched the game and was impressed with United's best performance and intent to attack.
"Seeing their recent games, they play in a way that allows quality and pace at their side (to show) and they seem to be able to score goals," he said.
"They are aggressive in the way they push. They are therefore in very good shape, which makes it harder for us.
"The results speak for themselves - they were able to win games, score goals and play very well."
Brighton have beaten Manchester twice in the Premier League since their promotion in 2017.
These two victories happened at the Amex stadium against teams led by Mourinho.
"This season we started our season after a poor performance at Watford, both of which were very important results, which puts him as a team," said Hughton.
"I think we are better away from home than last season, but we are also winning so many points, it's difficult, especially against a club like United, but we're ready."
Hughton, who does not plan to make a selection in January, expects Markus Suttner, who is uncomfortable, to make an impending loan to an anonymous club.
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