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Man Utd Accidentally Confirm Solskjaer Hired As Interim Manager by LASTMAN2018: 6:00am On Dec 19, 2018 |
The club unwittingly named their former striker
as Jose Mourinho's temporary replacement in a
quickly-deleted post on their website
Manchester United have accidentally confirmed
the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the
club's interim manager.
After Jose Mourinho was sacked on Tuesday,
the club's former striker was widely speculated
to be United's choice to take over on a
temporary basis.
And, in a quickly-deleted post on the club's
website, United confirmed the Norwegian's
appointment as caretaker boss.
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"Solskjaer becomes our interim manager, 20
years after clinching the Treble with THAT goal
at Camp Nou," the caption read,
referencing Solskjaer's famous winner in the
1999 Champions League final.
If that weren't enough evidence
that Solskjaer was set to take over at Old
Trafford, Norway's prime minister herself
weighed in with a tweet that she also quickly
deleted.
Solskjaer became a club legend during his
career, scoring 128 goals in 367 appearances
for the United during 10 seasons at Old
Trafford.
After his playing career ended, Solskjaer took
his first steps into coaching when he became
United's striker coach, and later took charge of
United's reserve side.
The former Norway international returned to his
home country for his first managerial role in
2011, when he was named head coach
at Molde.
Solskjaer won two titles at Molde before
returning to the Premier League to take the
helm of Cardiff City, a move that did not work
out and saw him sacked in September 2014.
Since 2015, Solskjaer has been back at the
helm of Molde, and is now set to take his
biggest step thus far in his managerial career.
The 45-year-old is expected to be named
United's caretaker manager until the end of the
current season, with the club currently sitting in
sixth place and 11 points back of fourth-placed
Chelsea for the final Champions League
position.
Mourinho was let go on Tuesday after United
fell 3-1 to Liverpool on Sunday at Anfield.
The move ended two and a half years in charge
for Mourinho, whose final season at the helm
was blighted by poor results on the pitch and
squabbles with his players and club hierarchy
off it.
Zinedine Zidane, Diego Simeone and Mauricio
Pochettino have all been mooted as potential
long-term replacements for the Portuguese but
for now, it appears to be Solskjaer's job for the
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