Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been confirmed as the next Manchester United manager on a permanent basis.

When the Norwegian took over from Jose Mourinho in December, he was only expected to be in charge until the end of the season.

But after winning 14 of his 19 matches in charge so far, Solskjaer has now been rewarded with the job on a full-time basis.

He will now be expected to turn United into title challengers once again.

That hasn’t been the case since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

The legendary Scottish boss was replaced by David Moyes, who signed a six-year contract upon his arrival at Old Trafford.

We all know what happened next.

Moyes lasted just 10 months.

He failed to sign the likes of Toni Kroos and Gareth Bale and ended up with Marouane Fellaini.

United were seventh at the time with just four matches remaining and were guaranteed to record their lowest points tally in the Premier League.

Ryan Giggs (caretaker), Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and now Solskjaer have followed.

And, quite incredibly, there are still four months left on that original Moyes contract he signed.

How awkward.

What has Moyes been up to during that time?

He spent a year at Real Sociedad before he was sacked.

He’s also spent a season at Sunderland but couldn’t save them from relegation.

Last season, he was at West Ham from November until the end of the campaign steering them away from relegation with two games remaining.

But he’s currently unemployed and looking for work. How times change...