In the reception area at Molde's Aker Stadium, the club's bubbly secretary Heidi Rindaroy is rapidly into her stride.
'I hear our Ole has been treating Kath, the Manchester United receptionist at Carrington, to some Norwegian chocolates,' she says. 'So I better put my request in for some British shortbread.
'But that is Ole. He treats us all equally. He bought me some excellent red wine as a Christmas present.'
Solskjaer's charm and affable presence is the overriding narrative at Manchester United since he arrived almost a month ago.