Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Manchester United interim manager says he would love job on permanent basis

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Manchester United interim manager says he would love job on permanent basis
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer has revealed he would love to become Manchester United’s permanent manager when his interim spell at Old Trafford comes to an end.The former Red Devils striker was appointed the club’s caretaker manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Jose Mourinho.And Solskjaer, whose reign begins at Cardiff on Saturday, says he had no hesitation in answering the call.“I didn’t think twice when they called me to sign me as a player,” he said in a pre-match press conference, “and obviously this is more of an honour and privilege to be helping the club for a few months I have to say.MUTV2

Solskjaer met the press for the first time on Friday morning

“It’s until the summer now, so it’s five or six months, just help out in the meantime while the club is doing a process to get the next manager from the summer onwards.”Solskjaer smiled nervously throughout a packed press conference at the Aon Training Complex, where the prospect of staying on after the season is naturally in the back of his mind.“When you get a job like this and they ask you to sign for six months, you say ‘yeah, I’m happy to help out’,” he added.“Of course, my job now is just for the next six months to do as well and move the club forward as well as I can.“I understand there are so many managers who would love to be manager of Manchester United, so of course I’m one of them but it’s not something that we’ve talked about.“They’re going to do a process now for the next six months.”The 45-year-old, who joins from Norwegian club Molde, also admits he has already been seeking advice from legendary United boss and personal mentor Sir Alex Ferguson.Solskjaer continued: “He’s influenced me with everything.2

Solskjaer tipped his hat to Sir Alex

“The way he’s dealt with people, the way he was manager of the club. How he kept 25 international players happy and hungry, wanting to improve, but also the staff in and around the place.“He’s been my mentor but I didn’t understand early on that he’d be my mentor.“Ever since my injury in 2003, I was making all the notes what he did at different, certain situations and of course I have already been in touch with him because there’s no one to get better advice from.”United built a reputation as comeback kings under Ferguson, peaking with Solskjaer’s last-gasp goal to seal Champions League glory against Bayern Munich.Now comes the chance to oversee a comeback from the dugout, with the club languishing 11 points off the Champions League spots after just 17 matches.Solskjaer said: “The first thing is the first game. Think about getting my principles into the boys, get the players to understand how I want them to play, how we want to play as a team, work together and then let’s take the results later on. “See how many points we can gather, but this club has made up many, many points before, but I’m not going to set that target now because you’ve got to go game by game to start with.”Solskjaer spoke with positivity about his players and his group – a far cry from predecessor Mourinho – and will hope to kickstart their Champions League hopes with a win at Cardiff.The caretaker boss will be leaning heavily on coaches Michael Carrick, a former team-mate, and Kieran McKenna when selecting the side in the Welsh capital, where striker Romelu Lukaku will reportedly be missing after being given compassionate leave.Solskjaer said: “He’s had a couple of days off, so I’ve not seen him yet. I’ve not seen Alexis (Sanchez) because he’s on his way back as well, so I’m looking forward to seeing them. That was decided before me, so that’s fine.”It was reported on Friday that Sanchez had bet money with team-mates that Mourinho would be sacked, but he denied this on Twitter, saying: “This is fake. The mister brought me to the best team in the world and I only have thanks for him. We’re a real United team.”

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