{"id":16851,"date":"2026-01-06T19:19:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=677476"},"modified":"2026-01-06T19:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:49:54","slug":"this-man-united-man-ready-to-return-as-assistant-coach-waiting-for-confirmation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/this-man-united-man-ready-to-return-as-assistant-coach-waiting-for-confirmation\/","title":{"rendered":"This Man United man ready to return as assistant coach; Waiting for confirmation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United could turn to a familiar face once again following the dismissal of Ruben Amorim, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer open to returning to Old Trafford in a caretaker managerial role. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has reported that the Norwegian is waiting for the club\u2019s decision and is keen to step in if asked.<\/p>\n<p>Amorim was sacked earlier this week after a turbulent spell in charge, with inconsistent performances and disappointing results forcing the club\u2019s hierarchy to act. United are now working on an interim solution while they assess long-term managerial options ahead of the summer.<\/p>\n<p>According to Romano, Solskjaer is \u201ckeen on the caretaker manager job\u201d and would be willing to help stabilise the situation during a crucial phase of the season. The former United boss previously managed the club between 2018 and 2021, guiding them to a second-place Premier League finish in the 2020\u201321 campaign and restoring a degree of stability following Jos\u00e9 Mourinho\u2019s exit.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the potential return of Solskjaer, there could also be movement within the backroom staff. Romano revealed that Jonny Evans is ready to return immediately as part of the coaching setup, following reports from the BBC. The former United defender, who rejoined the club as a player in recent seasons, is understood to be open to transitioning into an assistant coaching role if the interim structure is finalised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United could turn to a familiar face once again following the dismissal of Ruben Amorim, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":35182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2697,4472,3686,1823,3796,2522,4480,249,1192,3793,3994],"class_list":["post-16851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-coach","tag-darren-fletcher","tag-david-ornstein","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-football","tag-head-coach","tag-johnny-evans","tag-manchester-united","tag-ole-gunnar-solskjaer","tag-ruben-amorim","tag-sack-amorim"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}