Why Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s appointment at Manchester United is terrible news for Virgil van Dijk

Manchester United unveiled Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their permanent manager on Thursday – and Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk will not be happy with the news.

United have handed Solskjaer the job on a full-time basis after he impressed as caretaker boss, guiding the club into the Champions League quarter-finals and back into top-four contention in the Premier League.

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Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).