Man Utd appear to confirm Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager in website post

Manchester United appear to have confirmed their former legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager at Old Trafford.

There is no official announcement that the Norwegian is taking over from Jose Mourinho, who was axed earlier on Tuesday.

But a page on the club's website referred to their former striker as "our interim manager". The post was later deleted.

They are sixth in the Premier League table, but are very close to the relegation zone than to leaders Liverpool, who defeat them 3-1 on Sunday.

The 45-year-old Solskjaer scored 126 goals for Manchester United in 11 seasons under Sir Alex Ferguson. Solskjaer won six Premier League titles and two FA Cups with United. 

He is the coach at Norwegian side Molde but their 2018 season has finished for the winter and doesn’t re-start until March.

A short video on United's official website, featuring Ole Gunner Solskjaer scoring the winner in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich in 1999, was captioned: "Solskjaer becomes our interim manager, 20 seasons after clinching the Treble with THAT goal at Camp Nou..."

Erna Solberg, the Prime Minister of Norway even welcomed Solskjaer's appointment on her twitter account :”Great day for Norwegian football. Good luck keeping control of the Red Devils." But, she later deleted the tweet.

Solskjaer's first match as interim coach could be against Cardiff City on Saturday - he was relegated from the Premier League with the Bluebirds during an eight-month spell as coach in 2014. 

United will look to appoint a permanent boss at the end of the season.

Former Manchester United striker Solskjaer has been in charge at Molde since 2015 in what is his second spell as manager. Earlier this month, he signed a new contract at the club.