Ole Gunnar Solskjaer introduced as Manchester United interim supervisor by accident

Manchester United prepared to officially confirm Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their new interim manager on Wednesday morning but it seems as nevertheless someone at the club could not wait that prolonged.

On Tuesday night time, considerably less than 12 several hours following Jose Mourinho had been sacked, United’s site posted a video clip with the caption: ‘Solskjaer turns into our interim manager, 20 seasons just after clinching the Treble with THAT aim at Camp Nou…’

The video clip, which refers to the former striker’s winner in the 1999 Champions League remaining, did not show up on the club’s homepage but was posted underneath the URL ‘www.manutd.com/en/video clips/detail/highlights-of-the-1999-champions-league-last-and-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-winner’.

United later on taken out the content material but are predicted to republish the video when the Molde boss is unveiled as the guy to swap Mourinho for the rest of the time.

Solskjaer, who scored much more than 100 aims in 11 many years as a participant at Outdated Trafford, will be assisted by Sir Alex Ferguson’s previous No 2 Mike Phelan for the rest of the season as United achieve out to their superb earlier.

But it is understood that Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino remains the club’s extended-term goal and United sources have been conscious for some time of his desire to just take the Aged Trafford task.

The Argentine was Ferguson’s most popular selection ahead of Mourinho was appointed in 2016, and Sportsmail understands that United have already designed the very first moves to lure him from Spurs in the summertime.

But they will deal with fierce opposition from Tottenham main Daniel Levy, a notoriously hard negotiator who signed Pochettino to a 5-yr agreement in May perhaps.

There is no escape clause in the offer that means that United may well have to pay back up to £40million to get their guy.

They could also facial area opposition from Actual Madrid who had been prepared to give the previous Espanyol boss the work at the Bernabeu previous summer and could do so once again.

Like United, they see 46-calendar year-outdated Pochettino as the best mentor to take their youthful squad forward with his manufacturer of progressive, vibrant football.