Questions have been there surrounding the future of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United for quite a while now, and these have only been magnified following their historic 5-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool this weekend. The result showed the gulf between the two sides and was a major blow to the Red Devils’ title hopes.
It is safe to say that Manchester United have made a lot of progress since the appointment of Solskjaer. But the fact of the matter is that as he nears three years as the club’s manager, they are yet to win a trophy under his management.
Rumours have swirled around Old Trafford over the past few days regarding him potentially getting sacked and Manchester United looking at Antonio Conte as a potential replacement.
But as reported by Sky Sports, Solskjaer is expected to remain in charge as the Manchester United manager. The feeling within the club is that while the result against Liverpool was bitterly disappointing, the immediate focus is on improving.
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It looks like Solskjaer will stay on for now. But it is safe to say that things won’t get any easier for the Norwegian manager.
The Red Devils have a difficult run of fixtures coming up and have had their fair share of injury issues in recent times as well.
This Manchester United team have shown in the past that they can bounce back from disappointing defeats. The 6-1 loss against Tottenham Hotspur last season was proof of that. Now, it will be interesting to see whether they can repeat that this season as well.
As things stand, they sit at seventh in the Premier League table, already eight points off the top as the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City have already started to open up a gap.