Ole Solskjaer Man United EPL
Ole Solskjaer Man United

Manchester United sacked Jose Mourinho on Tuesday following which the club have named Ole Solskjaer as the caretaker manager until the end of the season.

While the club officially announced Ole’s appointment on Wednesday but late on Tuesday, news had already broken out about the former striker’s appointment.

At first, it was Manchester United who accidentally announced Solskaer’s name on their official website only to take it down.

Then it was Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg who congratulated Ole Solksjaer for his new job at Manchester United.




But like Man United, Solberg too deleted the tweet swiftly.

And now in an interview with Sky Sports, the Norwegian PM has revealed why she had actually deleted the tweet.

“I deleted the tweet when I realised with horror that Solskjaer’s appointment could open the path for Mourinho coaching my team Brann!” Solberg joked.




“Jokes aside, like most Norwegians, I was eagerly waiting to hear from Old Trafford last night. When I saw what I took to be a confirmation, I tweeted my congratulations.




“But then I saw that it was a bit too soon. So, there is no secret communication between the Norwegian PM and Manchester United football club!

“Now, on the other hand, I am happy to congratulate Ole Gunnar. This definitely is a big day for Norwegian football”

Ole Solskjaer is not the only man who has returned back to Manchester United as Mike Phelan has been named the assistant manager while Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna will also be part of the manager’s staff.




United have chosen not to take any hasty decision in appointing their next manager which is why the club have named Ole Solskjaer as the caretaker manager until they manage to find a suitable replacement to Jose Mourinho.

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