Solskjaer targets Premier League title after appointment as Manchester United boss

To lift the Premier League trophy again is what we expect [Courtesy]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer immediately targeted the Premier League title after being confirmed as Manchester United's new full-time manager on Thursday, saying the club "can't wait for too many years".

The Norwegian, 46, has been rewarded with a three-year deal after reviving United's fortunes since taking caretaker charge in December with a run of 14 wins in 19 games.

In his short spell in charge, he has lifted United back into contention for a top-four finish in the Premier League and is preparing for a mouthwatering Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona next month.

But despite that upturn in form, the Red Devils remain 18 points adrift of league leaders Liverpool and 16 off local rivals Manchester City.

Solskjaer won six league titles in his 11 years as a player at Old Trafford and believes it is his job to make United title winners once more, having not won the league since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

"To lift the Premier League trophy again is what we expect, what we are used to, what we have done so many times," he told reporters at Old Trafford.

"We can't wait for too many years, but we have to take it step by step. It's not going to happen overnight, catching the 18 points we are behind the top teams now."