Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could make a shock return to Old Trafford after Manchester United held talks with the Norwegian about becoming their interim manager.
Having sacked Ruben Amorim after just 14 months in charge on Monday morning – with his explosive rant following a 1-1 draw with Leeds over the weekend proving the final straw for the club’s hierarchy – United appointed under-18s coach Darren Fletcher as interim boss initially.
The Scot will take charge of Wednesday’s match at Burnley and is expected to remain at the helm for Sunday’s FA Cup tie with Brighton but United are leaning towards a summer appointment of a permanent new coach, meaning there is an interim role to be filled for the rest of the season.
The club have spoken to former manager Solskjaer – who was previously in charge at Old Trafford from December 2018 to November 2021 and has been out of work since being sacked by Besiktas last August – about taking over until the end of the current campaign and he is seen as having a strong chance of being appointed as interim boss due to his long history with the club.
The 52-year-old is always willing to help United out, given his long-time connection with the Red Devils, having first joined as a player in 1996 and spending more than a decade at Old Trafford during the height of the Sir Alex Ferguson era.
He took over as caretaker manager in December 2018 following the abrupt sacking of Jose Mourinho and earned the job permanently in March 2019, leading the side to second in the Premier League and the Europa League final in the 2020-21 campaign. United have not finished that high in the league since Solskjaer’s departure the following November when results dipped.