United hoping Solskjaer revives rescue routine

LONDON - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will find himself in familiar territory in more ways than one when he takes charge of Manchester United for the first time at Cardiff City on Saturday.

So often previous United manager Alex Ferguson's go-to substitute when things were going wrong on the pitch - most notably his match-winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final - the Norwegian now faces another rescue act.

The 45-year-old was named as interim manager by the troubled Old Trafford club on Wednesday in the wake of Jose Mourinho's firing 24 hours earlier.