Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to boss Man United's reserves

Manchester United's 1999 goalscoring hero Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be in charge of the club's reserve side next season.

Solskjaer has been coaching their strikers since his retirement last year after a lengthy battle with a knee injury.

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said: "We see that as a progressive move as Ole finalises getting his coaching badges. He is doing very well and we are very pleased - he has the right character.

"One thing you need in coaching is patience and Ole has that in abundance.

"He will have to decide whether he wants to coach or become a manager but I back him to be a success in either."

United players have kept their clocks and watches on British time in order to cope with tonight's late kick-off.

With the final not starting until 10.45pm local time in Moscow, Ferguson and his players have admitted they face a long day ahead of them.

And in order to keep everything as normal as possible, Ferguson has insisted that his players will keep to British time ahead of their big Champions League showdown against Chelsea.

That means that their meal-times and team meetings today will all take place as if they were back home in England, in effort to shorten the long day ahead and maintain their usual match-day routine.

With the match not expected to finish until at least 12.30am local time, United have also planned an end-of-season party at their Moscow base - the Crowne Plaza Hotel - from 3am to 7am - and that will take place whether they win or lose.