Gary Neville has called on Manchester United chiefs to support Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the transfer market after the Norwegian was appointed permanent boss.
The club legend has signed a three-year deal after winning 16 of his 19 games in charge as caretaker boss.
Solskjaer will now start planning for next season - and a potentially busy summer in the transfer market.
And Neville called on executive vice chairman Ed Woodward to back his new boss.
He said: "I’m delighted for Ole, I didn’t think this would happen when he was appointed.
"However the results and spirit in the club have been incredible since he arrived and he deserves it. He now needs support in the transfer market in terms of finance and the right resources."
Solskjaer will now turn his attention to United's Premier League clash with Watford on Saturday.
And he said: “From the first day I arrived, I felt at home at this special club.
“It was an honour to be a Manchester United player, and then to start my coaching career here. The last few months have been a fantastic experience and I want to thank all of the coaches, players and staff for the work we’ve done so far.
"This is the job that I always dreamed of doing and I’m beyond excited to have the chance to lead the club long-term and hopefully deliver the continued success that our amazing fans deserve.”
Solskjaer, who scored 126 goals in 366 appearanes for United, was already a hero to fans as the man who scored the stoppage-time winner in the 1999 Champions League final to complete the treble.
And it is some of the those late-game heroics that Solskjaer has restored to United's play, most notably with Marcus Rashford's last-minute penalty securing their Champions League win over Paris St Germain at the start of the month.
After Mourinho was sacked following a 3-1 loss to Liverpool on December 16, Solskjaer initially arrived from Molde 'on loan' until the end of the season.
The Norwegian club had been adamant he would return to his job there with United poised to look elsewhere for a permanent boss, but Solskjaer's results were impossible to ignore and former players had been queuing up to call for his appointment.
