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MANCHESTER, England -- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been confirmed as Manchester United caretaker manager following the club's decision to sack Jose Mourinho.
A club statement released on Wednesday read: "We can confirm that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season.
"He will be joined by Mike Phelan as first-team coach, together with Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna."
We can confirm that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season.
He will be joined by Mike Phelan as first-team coach, together with Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna. #MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 19, 2018
Mourinho was dismissed on Tuesday after two-and-a-half years in charge and will be replaced by Solskjaer, who spent 11 years as a player at Old Trafford between 1996 and 2007.
The Norwegian, who has left Molde, will take charge of his first game at Cardiff, where he was sacked as manager in 2014.
Solskjaer won just nine of his 30 games in charge of Cardiff after his appointment in January 2014. He oversaw their relegation from the Premier League and was dismissed in September 2014 after a disappointing start to their Championship campaign.
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Solskjaer, who had a spell as reserve-team manager at United between 2008 and 2011, is set to take the reins until the end of the season.
Sources have told ESPN FC that Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is the preferred choice as the club's next permanent boss.
Source: espn.co.uk