Solskjaer back in familiar role as United's rescuer


  • Football
  • Thursday, 20 Dec 2018

FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer - Manchester United Reserves v Aston Villa Reserves Barclays Premier Reserve League Play-Off Final - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - May 3, 2010 Manchester United reserves manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will find himself in familiar territory in more ways than one when he takes charge of Manchester United for the first time at Cardiff City on Saturday.

So often previous United manager Alex Ferguson's go-to substitute when things were going wrong on the pitch -- most notably his match-winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final -- the Norwegian now faces another rescue act.

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