The odds on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer making a return to Manchester United have been slashed overnight.

Solskjaer is reported to be interested in a second spell as United boss following the sacking of Ruben Amorim yesterday.

The 52-year-old, who also made over 200 appearances for the club as a player, was named interim manager in December 2018 following the sacking of Jose Mourinho. After a successful start he was handed the role full-time, leading the club for nearly three years before being dismissed in November 2021.

After a lengthy spell out of the game, he returned at Besiktas in January 2025 but lasted just eight months before being sacked.

Fletcher to take charge for United’s trip to Burnley

Solskjaer’s former United team-mate Darren Fletcher, who is Under-18s coach at Old Trafford, will take charge for tomorrow night’s game at Burnley with the club seemingly on the lookout for an interim boss who will then take over till the summer when United will have a much wider pool from which to choose a permanent successor to Amorim.

Reports late last night suggested former Norway international Solskjaer would be interested in that interim role and the bookmakers make him a decent candidate, with his odds moving from 20/1 to 6/1 this morning.

Fletcher is the favourite to stay on till the summer with Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner, whose contract expires at the end of the season, also well backed.

‘He may be heading back to Old Trafford’

Brand Director at BetMGM, Dan Towse, said: “Plenty of Manchester United managers since Sir Alex Ferguson have fared worse than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did and the recent move on the Norwegian suggests he might be heading back to Old Trafford.

“He was 20/1 when the market opened on Monday, but strong support since has seen him backed into a 6/1 chance, with only Darren Fletcher and Oliver Glasner ahead of him in the betting.”

Next permanent Manchester United manager:
Darren Fletcher 9/4
Oliver Glasner 3/1
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 6/1
Enzo Maresca 10/1
Michael Carrick 10/1
Gareth Southgate 10/1
Xavi Hernandez 12/1
BAR 14/1