Solskjaer arrives at Man Utd training ground
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer arrived at Manchester
United's training ground on Thursday to begin his role as caretaker manager
after the sacking of Jose Mourinho.
United called time on Mourinho's
two-and-a-half years at the club on Tuesday, with the club languishing sixth in
the Premier League, 19 points behind leaders Liverpool.
Solskjaer will be at the helm at Old
Trafford until the end of the season, when the club will appoint a full-time
successor. Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino is the current front
runner.
The appointment of Solskjaer, who will
take a break from his job as manager of Norwegian club Molde, was confirmed on
Wednesday, with Alex Ferguson's former assistant Mike Phelan also returning as
first-team coach.
The pair link up at United with
Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna, who took training on Wednesday.
Solskjaer, 45, established his status
as a club legend with his dramatic Champions League winner in 1999 to seal the
treble. He cut his coaching teeth as reserve team boss.
He will take charge of his first match
on Saturday against Cardiff, where he spent an unhappy spell as manager in
2014.
"Manchester United is in my heart
and it's brilliant to be coming back in this role," said Solskjaer.
"I'm really looking forward to working with the very talented squad we
have, the staff and everyone at the club."
Mourinho won the Europa League, League
Cup and Community Shield in his first year at the club before United finished
runners-up in both the league and FA Cup, but things unravelled during the
early months of his third campaign at the helm.
Mourinho had made his frustrations
about the recruitment of players and the club's decisions clear over recent
months, but did not return to the subjects in a statement released the day
after his sacking.
"I have been immensely proud to wear the badge of Manchester United since the first day I arrived, and I believe all United supporters recognise this," Mourinho said in a statement to Britain's Press Association.
AFP
