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Solskjaer hopes Man United stay extends beyond this season

Associated Press
  • Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer attends a press conference at Carrington Training Ground, Manchester, England Friday Dec. 21, 2018 ahead of his first match in charge away to Cardiff on Saturday. (Simon Peach/PA via AP)
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    Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer attends a press conference at Carrington Training Ground, Manchester, England Friday Dec. 21, 2018 ahead of his first match in charge away to Cardiff on Saturday. (Simon Peach/PA via AP)
  • FILE - In this Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, right, shakes hands with manager Sir Alex Ferguson before his testimonial soccer match against Espanyol at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
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    FILE - In this Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, right, shakes hands with manager Sir Alex Ferguson before his testimonial soccer match against Espanyol at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
  • FILE - In this Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer parades the European Champions League trophy before his testimonial soccer match against Espanyol at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. Manchester United announced Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018, they have hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its manager until the end of the season, bringing the Norwegian back to the club 20 seasons after he scored its winning goal in the Champions League final. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
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    FILE - In this Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer parades the European Champions League trophy before his testimonial soccer match against Espanyol at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. Manchester United announced Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018, they have hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its manager until the end of the season, bringing the Norwegian back to the club 20 seasons after he scored its winning goal in the Champions League final. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
  • FILE - In this Saturday Jan. 27, 2007 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, left, has a shot on goal past Portsmouth's Sol Campbell during their FA Cup fourth round soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. Manchester United announced Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018, they have hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its manager until the end of the season, bringing the Norwegian back to the club 20 seasons after he scored its winning goal in the Champions League final. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)
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    FILE - In this Saturday Jan. 27, 2007 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, left, has a shot on goal past Portsmouth's Sol Campbell during their FA Cup fourth round soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. Manchester United announced Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018, they have hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its manager until the end of the season, bringing the Norwegian back to the club 20 seasons after he scored its winning goal in the Champions League final. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)
  • FILE - In this Sunday Jan. 7, 2007 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrates after scoring the winning goal during his team's FA Cup soccer match against Aston Villa at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. Manchester United announced Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018, they have hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its manager until the end of the season, bringing the Norwegian back to the club 20 seasons after he scored its winning goal in the Champions League final. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
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    FILE - In this Sunday Jan. 7, 2007 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrates after scoring the winning goal during his team's FA Cup soccer match against Aston Villa at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. Manchester United announced Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018, they have hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its manager until the end of the season, bringing the Norwegian back to the club 20 seasons after he scored its winning goal in the Champions League final. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer attends a press conference at Carrington Training Ground, Manchester, England Friday Dec. 21, 2018 ahead of his first match in charge away to Cardiff on Saturday. (Simon Peach/PA via AP)
FILE - In this Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, right, shakes hands with manager Sir Alex Ferguson before his testimonial soccer match against Espanyol at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
FILE - In this Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer parades the European Champions League trophy before his testimonial soccer match against Espanyol at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. Manchester United announced Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018, they have hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its manager until the end of the season, bringing the Norwegian back to the club 20 seasons after he scored its winning goal in the Champions League final. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
FILE - In this Saturday Jan. 27, 2007 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, left, has a shot on goal past Portsmouth's Sol Campbell during their FA Cup fourth round soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. Manchester United announced Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018, they have hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its manager until the end of the season, bringing the Norwegian back to the club 20 seasons after he scored its winning goal in the Champions League final. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)
FILE - In this Sunday Jan. 7, 2007 file photo Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrates after scoring the winning goal during his team's FA Cup soccer match against Aston Villa at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. Manchester United announced Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018, they have hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its manager until the end of the season, bringing the Norwegian back to the club 20 seasons after he scored its winning goal in the Champions League final. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes to be managing Manchester United beyond this season.

After Jose Mourinho was fired on Tuesday, Solskjaer was hired until the end of the season as United undergoes a restructuring process and searches for a new fulltime manager.

Solskjaer says "there are so many managers who would love to be manager of Manchester United, so of course I'm one of them but it's not something that we've talked about. They're going to do a process now for the next six months."

Norwegian club Molde has given United the 45-year-old Solskjaer on loan. Solskjaer's first game in charge is on Saturday at Cardiff — the only other Premier League club he has managed.

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