Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been told not to return to Molde by the club’s owners after his fine start as caretaker manager of Manchester United.

Solskjaer has won eight of his first nine matches in charge, with United travelling to face Leicester at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.

Molde owners Kjell Inge Rokke and Bjorn Rune Gjelsten gave the green light to their manager being drafted in by the Red Devils in December following the departure of Jose Mourinho.

Solskjaer is now the favourite for the Old Trafford post on a full-time basis ahead of Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino – and the Norwegian has revealed that he has been told not to return to his homeland.