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Man Utd Officially Confirm Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Interim Manager to Replace Jose Mourinho

Manchester United have appointed former player and club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their new interim manager until the end of the season, at which a decision over a permanent successor to the sacked Jose Mourinho will be named.

Solskjaer, who leaves his job in charge of Molde to take over at Old Trafford, famously spent 11 years as a United player and scored the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final.

We can confirm that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season.

He will be joined by Mike Phelan as first-team coach, together with Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna.