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Manchester Evening News
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Ashlie Blakey

'We've got our soul back': We went to speak to Manchester United fans outside Old Trafford about Solskjaer’s appointment

Manchester United fans have been reacting to the news that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as the club's permanent manager.

The club made the official announcement on Thursday morning having hired him as interim manager in December following the sacking of Jose Mourinho.

The M.E.N spent the morning at Old Trafford getting some reaction from fans shortly after the announcement - and they're over the moon.

One fan said it was like a 'breath of air'.

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He added that it 'feels like Fergie's back in there somewhere'.

Another said the permanent appointment felt like 'the right decision at the right time'. 

Watch them react in full in our video above...

The Norwegian has led Man Utd to win 14 of his 19 games in charge and taken the club back into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in five years.

He has signed a three-year contract with the club.

Solskjaer will be officially unveiled in a press conference at Old Trafford at 4pm today.

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