Manchester United are set to hire an interim manager until the end of the season following the sacking of manager Ruben Amorim.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is in pole position to return to Manchester United as caretaker manager.
Ruud van Nistelrooy and Michael Carrick are also in contention to replace the temporarily sacked Ruben Amorim. However, Van Nistelrooy has been ruled out and Carrick has fallen behind Solskjaer, although he could still be offered a role alongside Solskjaer. Solskjaer met with club leaders on Tuesday and is said to have been impressed by CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox.
Solskjaer will return to Norway from his home in Cheshire tomorrow to attend the funeral of a close friend. However, it is understood he could be sworn in by early next week. Darren Fletcher is the current caretaker manager and took charge of United’s game at Burnley on Wednesday night.
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However, United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe still wants to find Amorim’s replacement elsewhere and is thought to be waiting until the summer.
Thomas Tuchel, who he was looking to sign before appointing Amorim in November 2024, remains high on his wish list. Carlo Ancelotti and Mauricio Pochettino are also being considered.
Former United striker Solskjaer briefly took charge of the team in December 2018, when Jose Mourinho was sacked.
He won the job permanently and remained United’s manager for almost three years.
The 52-year-old, who has been in charge of Besiktas for less than six months, is keen to return mentally to Old Trafford for a second spell in charge and has decided to shorten what he had planned to be a lengthy spell away from.
However, his potential return has sparked widespread criticism on social media, with supporters accusing the club of looking back and clinging too much to the past.
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