To many Cardiff City fans he represents one of the most miserable spells they can remember watching their team, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been handed the most spectacular of second chances in the Premier League after being named as Manchester United’s interim manager until the end of the season.
In turning to Solskjaer to replace Jose Mourinho, United have overlooked that spell in south Wales and backed a man who had such an exceptional record with their own reserve team before going on to win back-to-back league titles with Molde.
And any United fans wondering how Solskjaer might set up United in his bid to wake them from their Mourinho-induced slumber may not need to look too much further than his reign as the reserve boss at Old Trafford for the biggest clue.