Sir Alex Ferguson has urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to continue serving his managerial apprenticeship at Norwegian club Molde.
Sir Alex Ferguson urges former striker to stay with Molde
Sir Alex Ferguson has urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to continue serving his managerial apprenticeship at Norwegian club Molde.
The former Manchester United striker has led Molde to their first ever Tippeligaen title with two games of the season remaining.
It was the 38-year-old's first ever managerial position at a professional club after he left Manchester United's reserve squad last year.
Solskjaer has been linked with a number of Championship clubs, after recent vacancies became available at Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth and Leicester City.
But Ferguson, who managed Solskjaer for 11 years, believes he does not need to hurry back to England.
Good experience
Ferguson said: "It's possible Ole coming back to manage one day. It depends when. I don't think he should rush into that. His experience is good experience at Molde, a very good one.
"He comes from the area and his wife and family are all back home. He's won the championship so there's no need to hurry with that.
"The time will come. Timing will be important for him but he's capable of coming back to English football."
Molde clinched the Norwegian top-flight title with a 2-2 draw at home to Stromsgodset on Sunday and will enter the second qualifying round of the Champions League next season.
Solskjaer could yet lead Molde to a dream European tie against Manchester United next season, with the club involved in the competition for the first time in over a decade.
Fantastic
Ferguson was keen to congratulate his former striker: "It's fantastic and we're all pleased for him. The players have all been in touch with him yesterday. Actually, I texted him on Saturday but didn't realise they had to win it on Sunday!
"He had a good spell with us for the reserves so he wasn't going into the job blind but it's a fantastic achievement considering it's his first year and we're all pleased with him."
