Is he replacing Lukaku or Mourinho? Twitter reacts to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer taking over as Man Utd caretaker manager

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, culminating in a limp 3-1 loss to bitter rivals Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

Norway international Solskjaer scored 126 goals for United from 1996-2007, often deployed as an impact sub with his most memorable contribution coming in the 1999 Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich when he netted an injury-time winner.

"Manchester United is in my heart and it's brilliant to be coming back in this role," the 45-year-old former Cardiff City manager said in a statement.
"I'm really looking forward to working with the very talented squad we have, the staff and everyone at the club."
Solskjaer will be joined by Mike Phelan, who returns as assistant manager, having previously working alongside Sir Alex Ferguson for five seasons before leaving in 2013.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, former Manchester United striker will be appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season. The news has divided the internet and this is how Twitter has reacted to it:

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be replacing Romelu Lukaku and not Jose Mourinho.https://t.co/RPlil1hPJc

— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) December 19, 2018

This appointment of #Solskjaer doesn't sit well are the top teams in this country scared to appoint an English man? Why not Michael Carrick until end of season or or Gareth Southgate after World Cup we had give him a chance #mufc #United

— Richard Garnett (@GarnettLD) December 19, 2018

not expecting much from #Solskjaer as long as he steady's the ship til the end of the season then we can pop over the road to our lovely neighbours and bring pep into the biggest club in the world outside of real and barca...the club city want to be

— THE HOW DO PODCAST (@THEHOWDOPODCAST) December 19, 2018

#Solskjaer let's do this !  pic.twitter.com/BNhPN94KNr

— Andrea Walker (@Andreawalker02) December 19, 2018

Despite being a Liverpool-fan and #moldefk supporter I’m still very excited about #solskjaer becoming #ManUtd manager! #caretaker pic.twitter.com/YgEIQ2Z3En

— Jan Sverre Sivertsen (@SvalbardSivert) December 19, 2018

#United fans right now#Mourinho #Solskjaer pic.twitter.com/0v3ah3nZTe

— Isaac (@martial11fan) December 18, 2018