Solskjaer has date for face-to-face meeting with Man Utd bosses as they decide on manager role

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has date for face-to-face talks with Manchester United about the interim manager’s job.

The Red are looking to make an appointment for the rest of the season, having taken the decision to call time on Ruben Amorim’s underwhelming 14-month reign on Monday.

Ruud van Nistelrooy and current caretaker head coach Darren Fletcher have been under consideration for the post but Solskjaer and Michael Carrick are considered to be the frontrunners.

The latter, who worked as a first-team coach under Solskjaer and had a short interim spell in charge following his exit, met with United’s hierarchy earlier this week.

Solskjaer will now meet with director of football Jason Wilcox and chief executive Omar Berrada on Saturday to discuss the role, following preliminary talks.

The 1999 treble hero has already once been placed in charge of United following the sacking of a Portuguese coach having stepped in after Jose Mourinho’s exit in December 2018.

Solskjaer was handed the permanent role in March 2019 and led United to runners-up spot in the Premier League in 2020/21.

The Norwegian also took United to that season’s Europa League final before being sacked in November 2021.

United host Brighton in the FA Cup third round on Sunday and then welcome rivals Manchester City to Old Trafford in the Premier League next weekend.

Ahead of the Brighton game, Fletcher gave a press conference on Friday where he was asked if there were any updates on his future and whether he had spoken to United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and he said: “I’ve not, no.

“The process here works that I speak to Omar and Jason. For me, I’ve been focusing on the job in hand, preparing the team for these two games. There’s been no thoughts or conversations about my future.

“Honestly, the people in Jason and Omar have given me full responsibility to take control of these two games, make my own decisions, lead the team, guide the team, prepare the team, and that’s what I’ve been doing.

“There’s been no conversations with anybody outside of those two people in higher up positions in the club.”