Man United appoint Gunnar Solskjaer as caretaker manager

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ./REUTERS
Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ./REUTERS

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will return to Old Trafford as caretaker manager until the end of the season, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

United sacked manager

Jose

Mourinho

on Tuesday after the sixth-placed side made their worst start to a season for 28 years.

Manchester United

thanked Mourinho

for his work during his time at Manchester United.

On Monday,

Mourinho

lamented his team's lack of physicality -- and their problems with injuries -- after they suffered a 3-1 loss to Liverpool at Anfield.

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