In an alternate universe, Mauricio Pochettino's Manchester United have just cruised past Watford to keep pace with the Premier League leaders and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is preparing his Molde team for a trip to Brann.
Instead, the reality is that Solskjaer, who was meant to hand over the reins to the Argentine more than two years ago, is only just saying his goodbyes. When Jose Mourinho was sacked in December 2018, the plan was for Solskjaer to steady the ship as caretaker manager until the end of the season and let United prepare their approach to Tottenham for Pochettino.