OLE’S THE MAN
Paris glory clinches the United job for Solskjaer
OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER will be installed as Manchester United manager on a permanent basis, and it is now only a question of when — not if — the club confirm his appointment.
United’s stunning Champions League win over Paris Saint- Germain has clinched the job for Solskjaer, who has transformed his old club since taking over as caretaker boss in December.
The 46-year-old held talks with United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward at the team hotel in Paris on Wednesday morning and also spoke with co-chairman Avram Glazer after the game.
Gary Neville has claimed his former team-mate could be appointed during the forthcoming international break, but United insist they will not be rushed into an announcement.
Although Woodward was giving nothing away as he posed for pictures with fans at the airport in Paris, the players are convinced Solskjaer is staying. ‘I think it has been decided,’ said striker Romelu Lukaku. ‘I think he is going to get it — he
THE morning after watching his side take Paris Saint-Germain to the cleaners, United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was spotted on the streets of Manchester dropping off his celebration-battered matchday suit for a spruce-up.