Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has finally achieved his post-playing career dream.
The Norwegian was a legend as a player at Manchester United and now, he's the man tasked with bringing back the halcyon days of the 'Sir Alex Ferguson era' at Old Trafford.
So far, Solskjaer has done nothing but impress, recording 14 wins in his first 19 games as caretaker manager.
The decision to bring him in from Molde on a temporary basis to replace Jose Mourinho raised eyebrows, but any doubts have quickly evaporated.
Few would have predicted such a rise in the management world after Solskjaer's dreadful stint with Cardiff back in 2014.
And it seems even the man himself was convinced his dream of being United boss had died because of it.
Solskjaer states that failing to emulate Pep Guardiola, making the step from a reserve team to a senior side, had him feeling as if his dream had vanished.
“I didn’t think about it [being a manager] when I was a player, until I got my bad injury, then I had the three years where I thought I needed to be a coach," Solskjaer said, per Mirror.
“Then in my last season, when I started working with the reserves, I thought ‘yeah, I like this, I like this environment’.
“And of course, when I saw the success - I know this [sounds odd] - what Guardiola did, he went for the reserves and then went into Barcelona, could I do the same?
“But it didn’t happen and I probably gave up my dream when Cardiff ended as it did. Then suddenly I’m here.
“But I still believe, in sport, you get what you deserve and I’ve worked very hard, I’ve been myself, I love working with human beings and maybe that’s what’s brought me here.”
Fair play, Ole.
He more than deserves his chance in the hot-seat, but two defeats in United's last two games have raised some doubts.
The honeymoon period could be over and Solskjaer's true managerial capabilities may be revealed in the final weeks of the season.