Solskjaer looks to rescue United again, this time as coach
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is on another rescue mission at Manchester United, this time as manager.
The former striker who became a United great by conjuring up important goals typically as a substitute — most famously an injury-time winner in the 1999 Champions League final — was picked as the man to bring stability to the English club after the tumultuous 2 1/2-year tenure of Jose Mourinho.
Solskjaer was hired as manager until the end of the season on Wednesday in a sentimental choice likely to prove popular with United’s increasingly disillusioned fan base.
His task: To resuscitate United after its worst start to a league season in 28 years, prompting Mourinho’s departure on Tuesday. The team is in sixth place in the Premier League, 19 points behind first-place Liverpool and 11 behind fourth-place Chelsea.