5 point plan for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to land the Manchester United job

#1 – Restore the values of Manchester United

Marcus Rashford has already improved under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

While Solskjaer will need to implement his own identity on the team in order to make a strong enough impression to be considered a viable candidate for the permanent job, there are core values at Old Trafford that must be restored if the club are to return to a period of sustained success.

Solskjaer has made an immediate impact in re-establishing the attacking virtues that defined their great teams of the past, but there is much more to do.

Both Busby and Ferguson showed faith and belief in youth as they created teams in their own image that would achieve respective European success.

It is a trait that has defined Manchester United throughout history, and Solskjaer has already taken tentative steps towards this with the inclusion of Tahith Chong and James Garner against Reading in the FA Cup last weekend.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has quickly built a strong bond with the supporters

In addition, local fan favourite Marcus Rashford has already benefited from the goal-scoring experience of his new manager and appears a far more composed figure in front of goal having worked with Solskjaer, if only for a brief time.

Bringing the best out of Rashford will improve Solskjaer's growing reputation with the Manchester United faithful, and he could prove to be a catalyst in taking the club back into the top four this season.

Finally, it is the fans who must be inspired, and it is the combination of homegrown youngsters embracing an attacking philosophy that will gain Solskjaer unwavering support in the long-term.

Managerial careers can be built and destroyed by the support they receive. Solskjaer has made a positive start, and his appreciation of Manchester United’s core identity offers him a unique edge in the recruitment process that is set to follow in the summer months.