Irish Sunday Mirror

Go get it, Ole

- BY SIMON MULLOCK

OLE Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that the man who allowed him to leave Molde is backing him to get the Manchester United job.

Solskjaer (above) has admitted that Molde owner Kjell Inge Rokke ordered him to make himself indispensa­ble when he granted him permission to follow his United dream.

He said: “When I rang the Molde owner and told him that United had called, he knew that this had been my dream.

“Do you know what he said? He said, ‘Go over, enjoy yourself – and don’t come back’.”

and told him that United had called, he knew that this had been my dream.

“Do you know what he said to me? He said, ‘Go over, enjoy yourself – and please don’t come back’.

“In fact, both Molde owners wished me all the best because they knew this is something I have dreamt about.

“To get the backing from them was fantastic.

“Of course, if I go back to Molde I will do my best for them – but it now depends when I go back.” Solskjaer was asked to bring some stability to United when he arrived at Old Trafford in December to replace Jose Mourinho (above) on a temporary contract until the end of the season.

But after winning eight and drawing one of his first nine games, he’s right in the frame for the permanent job – Sunday Mirror Sport understand­s that Solskjaer’s chances of becoming manager are now hinging on United qualifying for the Champions League.

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