Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to meet with Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox on Saturday to discuss his appointment as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will meet Manchester United bosses on Saturday (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)
Ole Gunnar Solskjær is set to hold direct talks with Manchester United leaders on Saturday about the interim manager’s job. United made the decision on Monday to end Ruben Amorim’s dominant 14-month reign, hoping to secure his tenure for the remainder of the season.
Ruud van Nistelrooy and current interim head coach Darren Fletcher are being considered for the post, but Solskjær and Michael Carrick are currently considered the frontrunners. The latter, who worked as a first-team coach under Solskjær and was briefly interim manager after his departure, met with United’s leaders earlier this week.
The Press Association reports that Solskjaer will meet director of football Jason Wilcox and chief executive Omar Berada on Saturday to discuss the role following preliminary negotiations. The 1999 treble-winning hero has already been appointed as United’s manager once, following the sacking of the Portuguese manager who took over following Jose Mourinho’s departure in December 2018.
Solskjaer was given the permanent role in March 2019 and led United to Premier League runners-up in 2020/21. The Norwegian also led United to the Europa League final that season, but was sacked in November 2021.
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The former striker, who was in Molde for the funeral of legendary Norwegian coach Eiji Hareide on Thursday, has returned to Cheshire and is set to take on Carrick for the caretaker role until the end of the season. The 44-year-old former midfielder has already met with Berrada and Wilcox and is thought to be available after leaving Middlesbrough last summer.
United are keen to hire a former player with links to the club to take charge for the remainder of the 2025/26 season. Mirror Football will then undertake a thorough search for Amorim’s long-term successor, with the understanding that Carlo Ancelotti, Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino will be considered, with Sir Alex Ferguson not involved in the process.
Van Nistelrooy was United’s provisional player in October and November 2024, but has now been omitted from consideration. And at a press conference ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup third-round tie against Brighton, caretaker manager Fletcher suggested he was not currently considered for the role until the end of the season.
Process managers Jason Wilcox (left) and Omar Berada (Image: PA Wire)
Asked if he had spoken to owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe about his future, he said: “I haven’t, no.” “I’ve been talking to Omar and Jason. That’s how the process works. For me, I’ve been focused on the job at hand and preparing the team for these two games.”
“I’ve never thought about or talked about my future. To be honest, Jason and Omar’s people gave me full responsibility to take control of these two games, make my own decisions, lead the team, coach the team and prepare the team. And that’s what I’ve done.”
“I haven’t had any conversations with anyone other than two people in the upper echelons of the club.”
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