Manchester United are giving ‘serious consideration’ to sacking manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer before the club’s next game in response to Sunday’s humiliating home defeat to Liverpool.
United are due to travel to Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday. But with Solskjaer now under more pressure than at any point during his almost three years in charge, the possibility has arisen that he could be given the boot before that game.
Solskjaer has overseen steady progress since he was appointed as successor to Jose Mourinho, initially as an interim choice, in December 2018. That continued ahead of this season when Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo further boosted an improving squad.
The Norwegian, who has overseen higher Premier League finishes year on year, was even handed a new contract to continue the work that he has started.
But a poor start to the season, which has seen United lose three of their last four Premier League games, compounded by the atrocious performance against Liverpool, has brought it with it enormous pressure and increasing uncertainty about his future.
