Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Manchester United confirm appointment of caretaker manager

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Manchester United confirm appointment of caretaker manager
Manchester United have appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their caretaker manager, the Premier League club have confirmed.Solskjaer succeeds Jose Mourinho in the Old Trafford hot seat following the Portuguese’s sacking on Tuesday.The Red Devils legend joins from Molde to take up his position with United, signing a contract until the end of the 2018/19 season.Mike Phelan, a United assistant under Sir Alex Ferguson, returns to the club to work with Solskjaer, alongside current coaches Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna.Solskjaer said: “Manchester United is in my heart and its brilliant to be coming back in this role. Im really looking forward to working with the very talented squad we have, the staff and everyone at the club.”Ed Woodward, the club’s executive vice-chairman, added:Ole is a club legend with huge experience, both on the pitch and in coaching roles. His history at Manchester United means he lives and breathes the culture here and everyone at the club is delighted to have him and Mike Phelan back. We are confident they will unite the players and the fans as we head into the second half of the season.Molde have confirmed that Solskjaer will return to the club in May, with chief executive officer Oystein Neerland saying they are happy to ‘lend’ their coach to United. Solskjaer’s appointment appeared to be confirmed by mistake on Tuesday evening, but the page was later deleted from Manchester United’s website.The 45-year-old spent 11 seasons at Old Trafford as a player, scoring 126 goals for the club.His most famous moment was scoring the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final, which confirmed Manchester United as England’s first ever – and still only – Treble winners.The leaked confirmation of Solskjaer’s appointment was a video of his goal against Bayern Munich, with a caption reading: “Solskjaer becomes our interim manager, 20 seasons after clinching the Treble with THAT goal at Camp Nou…”The page was quickly deleted2
The page was quickly deleted
He also represented Molde and the Norway national team, before hanging up his boots in 2007 and beginning his coaching career with United’s reserves the following year.Molde handed Solskjaser his first senior management position in 2011, and after winning two Norwegian league titles and the domestic cup he was hired by Cardiff.His spell in Wales is largely viewed as a disaster, with the Bluebirds relegated from the Premier League under his tutelage. Solskjaer left Cardiff early the following season with the club 17th in the Championship table.Solskjaer took Cardiff down to the Championship and left a few months later2
Solskjaer took Cardiff down to the Championship and left a few months later
He lasted less than nine months in charge.Just over a year later, Solskjaer returned to Molde, though they have yet to win a trophy during his second spell as manager.Earlier this month, Solskjaer signed a new contract with Molde taking him to the end of the 2021 season.

Solskjaer's managerial career

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has spent three spells as a senior manager, with two spells at Molde either side of a poor time in charge of Cardiff
  • Molde (2010-2014): P125, W69, D25, L31, Win% 55.2
  • Cardiff (2014): P30, W9, D5, L16, Win% 30
  • Molde (2015-2018): P118, W66, D19, L33, Win% 55.9
Solskjaer’s first match in charge of United will be against former club Cardiff, with the Red Devils visiting Wales on Saturday. talkSPORT will bring you full live commentary of the Premier League clash, kick-off 5:30pm.Manchester United plan to appoint a permanent manager at the end of the season. They will become the sixth coach to sit in the Old Trafford hot seat since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, after David Moyes, Ryan Giggs, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Solskjaer.


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