Is it the right decision? Man Utd appointing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as New Manager

Manchester United newly appointed Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - Getty

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's coronation as Manchester United's new manager is merely confirmation of the inevitable - but still represents an unlikely line of succession following Jose Mourinho's sacking.

The 46-year-old Norwegian's superb work in reviving Manchester United's top-four hopes in the Premier League and leading them to a Champions League quarter-final with Barcelona after a remarkable comeback against Paris St-Germain positioned him as the only candidate in town.

And yet, for all the bouquets that will now be laid at Solskjaer's feet and as images of a golden future at "The Theatre Of Dreams" are conjured up, this is not an appointment that should simply go unchallenged or unquestioned.

Is Solskjaer the best man for Manchester United in the long term? Or is he just a safe, easy appointment?

Cut through the feel-good factors and those achievements so far - which are considerable and must not be downgraded - and this is a high-risk decision that still contains a large element of the unknown.
It is a gamble. A big one.

Solskjaer is now moving into very different territory as he takes complete control. In managerial terms he is a relative rookie being asked to guide a club that regards itself as the biggest in world football. He knows that as a player and read the script out loud as the caretaker but he is still very short on experience for the scale of job he now takes on.
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