Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock thinks Ole Gunnar Solskjaer "absolutely" stands a chance of landing the Manchester United job on a full-time basis after replacing Jose Mourinho in an interim capacity.
Solskjaer begins his United reign away to Cardiff – whom he coached in 2014 – on Saturday at the end of a hectic week at the Old Trafford club.
Mourinho was dismissed on Tuesday, two days after a 3-1 defeat to bitter rival Liverpool , leaving United 19 points behind the Premier League pacesetters.
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United has borrowed Solskjaer from Norwegian club Molde until the end of the campaign, with the view to conducting a thorough recruitment process for Mourinho's long-term successor in the meantime.
Although it is assumed United's decision to hire an interim manager is due to its ideal target – reportedly Mauricio Pochettino of Tottenham – still having a job, Warnock thinks Solskjaer has a chance.
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When asked in his pre-match news conference if he thinks Solskjaer could get the job long-term, Warnock told reporters: "Absolutely. If he has a good run, they'll be tempted.
"He's got some great players there. I bet he's glad he's going into their dressing room tomorrow!
"It needed someone who's been there. He's a hero there, a legend. I thought Steve Bruce might have got a shout or Ryan Giggs, but he [Solskjaer] is a nice lad. He'll hold the fort."
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