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Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's return to sidelines and low-key life since Man Utd sacking

Four years ago - on March 28, 2019 - a dream of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's came true.

After a spectacular three months as interim manager of his beloved Manchester United, the Norwegian was given the job on a permanent basis as excitement brewed at Old Trafford like never before in the post- Sir Alex Ferguson era. Sadly for Solskjaer and those supporters who believed that one of Ferguson's own could bring back the glory days, it wasn't to be.

Sacked in November 2021 following a torrid start to the new campaign, the 'Baby-faced Assassin' and hero of United's famous 1999 treble win was forced to endure an emotional exit, welling up with tears in his final interview. Since his departure, Solskjaer - who's a married father of three and recently turned 50 - has being doing something which many Red Devils legends have struggled with - laying low.

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