By Simon Peach, Press Association Chief Football Writer
Published: 16:20 GMT, 23 January 2019 | Updated: 17:15 GMT, 23 January 2019
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Nicky Butt has been impressed by the impact made at Manchester United by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and hopes his former team-mate is in charge for a 'long, long time'.
With the side struggling under Jose Mourinho, the Old Trafford giants acted and brought in the 1999 treble hero as caretaker manager for the remainder of the 2018-19 season.
Solskjaer has enjoyed a record-breaking start to life in the hot seat, overseeing victories in his first seven matches in all competitions as United closed the gap on the Premier League top four.
Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been hailed by Nicky Butt
Butt knows the Norwegian well from their playing days and has been impressed by his work behind the scenes in his role as head of the club's academy.
'He's come in and, Ole being Ole, he has brought a smile with him,' Butt said.
'He knows the club, which is massively important for me, and what he's done is come here and just said to everybody "go and enjoy playing for Man United, go and be the luckiest boys on the planet to go and play on that pitch".
The 1999 Treble-winner has revitalised United since taking over following Jose Mourinho's exit
'He felt like that when he was a player and he's trying to introduce that to the players now and it's worked.
'But he's also got a little bit of a ruthless streak. I don't think
