Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes history with fellow Manchester United legends

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s story sits right alongside the Class of 92 era at Manchester United, sharing a dressing room and a trophy haul with Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Roy Keane.

From the Treble to the relentless standards that followed, that group defined a generation, dominating football in England and the World and still shapes how United is talked about now.

Now, Solskjaer and his former teammates are set to make history once again, just away from the pitch this time.

The Overlap have announced that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is returning to their Stick to Football show and, notably, he’ll be the programme’s first ever returning guest. The panel is set to be a very United-heavy reunion too, with Neville and Keane alongside Scholes, plus the equally impressive regulars Jill Scott and Ian Wright.

The former Norway international is back “by popular demand” with Solksjaer having a unique perspective of Old Trafford in comparison to his teammates, having managed The Red Devils after his playing days.

Since leaving Old Trafford as manager, Solskjaer’s time back in the dugout has been limited. His only role after United came in Turkey with Besiktas earlier this year, a short spell that ended before the new season settled. He has been linked with opportunities since, including Rangers, but nothing stuck, keeping him largely on the outside looking back in.

As a pundit, there’s a natural curiosity about where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sees the current landscape of Old Trafford. He straddles two perspectives, cult hero as a player, and former head coach who navigated a rebuild, a pandemic season and an evolving recruitment model. Sitting opposite former teammates who lived the same high-pressure moments gives the episode a ready-made rhythm that should draw out more than the usual headline lines.

The connection between the four of them is already baked in, which tends to produce the kind of details supporters actually remember, how specific games swung, why certain calls were made, and what really matters inside a top dressing room.