Manchester United have Confirmed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the new caretaker manager until the end of the season. He will be joined by Sir Alex Ferguson’s long-term former assistant, Mike Phelan, is also set to make a dramatic return to United to act as Solskjaer’s assistant working alongside Mike Phelan and Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna.
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. #MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 19, 2018
The Red Devils parted ways with Jose Mourinho on Tuesday following a 3-1 loss to Liverpool on Sunday that effectively ended already slim Premier League title hopes.
Solskjaer had 11 years at United as a player, memorably scoring in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich to seal the treble in 1999, and spent a period as their reserve coach, working with the likes of Paul Pogba.
The 45-year-old left to join Molde and, after an ill-fated spell at the helm of Saturday’s opponents Cardiff during which the side won nine of 30 games, returned to the Norwegian club and finished second, qualifying for the second qualifying round of the Europa League.