A long-awaited secret that had been hidden from the face of the world was yesterday revealed as Solskjaer finally was made United permanent manager on a three-year deal.
He was initially brought into the club on a temporary basis to put smiles on the faces of fans and players alike but Solskjaer has gone above and beyond his initial job description, making Jose Mourinho’s painful reign already feel like just a distant memory.
Under Solskjaer, United have won 14 of 19 games, beating Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea away from home, while the famous win over PSG in the Champions League, when qualification looked a distant dream, will go down as one of the club’s finest nights in Europe since Sir Alex Ferguson’s tenure.
With Solskjaer’s appointment now confirmed, his initial brief is qualifying for next season’s Champions League, whether that’s achieved via a top-four finish or winning the Champions League outright, 20 years after his famous injury-time goal completed United’s historic treble.
United can ill-afford few, if any, slip-ups between now and the end of the season. Their next 3 games are Watford (H) Wolves (A) and then Barcelona (H) in the Champions League quarterfinals.