Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has vowed to turn Manchester United into title winners again after convincing the club’s power brokers he is the man to bring back the glory days.

Having been confirmed as permanent manager on a three-year contract worth £7 million annually on Thursday, Solskjaer made no attempt to hide from the challenge ahead of him as he warned his players that the hard work starts now.

Although Solskjaer has dragged United back into contention for a top-four finish since replacing Jose Mourinho 100 days ago after taking 32 points from 39, and reached the Champions League quarter-finals, he recognised he would be judged on whether he could end their six-year title drought and return the club to the top of English football.

“Definitely – to lift the Premier League trophy again is what we expect, what we’re used to, what we have done so many times,” said Solskjaer, who won six titles as a player under Sir Alex Ferguson. “We can’t wait too many years but we have to take it step by step.

“If I can walk out of here, when leaving the club, having won things – of course, the Premier League – then I’d be a proud man. I’m a happy man, I’m a determined man – the day I walk out of here, I hope to be a proud man.