Manchester United Chief Woodward Speaks on Solskjaer Appointment

Manchester United Chief Woodward Speaks on Solskjaer Appointment

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Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward says there will be no updates on the search for a new permanent manager while the season is ongoing.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has enjoyed a strong run since taking over as caretaker boss following Jose Mourinho's dismissal in December, winning 10 and drawing one of his 11 domestic games in charge.

His unbeaten start came to an end in a 2-0 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford on Tuesday, but Solskjaer remains a firm candidate to be given the job on a full-time basis.

Woodward praised the work of Solskjaer and his backroom team as United announced record revenues of £208.6million for their second-quarter financial results in 2019 on Thursday.

However, speaking in a conference call with investors, he refused to go into detail about their managerial plans.

"I'm not going to get into [that]," he said. "We communicated around December time around what we were doing, with Ole coming in, and what was happening.

"The next communication will be when we have something to announce regarding the manager. We're not going to give updates part way through."

United are also understood to still be keen to appoint a director of football to work with the next full-time manager, in order to improve the working relationship between the board and the first team.