“When a manager can’t get a performance out of his players and results are getting as bad as they are, in this game, you’re going to lose your job," said Neville, who had resisted using his punditry job on Sky to call for his friend's firing. “You restored some soul into the club,” former teammate Gary Neville said Sunday. Solskjaer, who played for United from 1996-2007 under Ferguson, was handed the manager's job permanently in 2019 after a promising start at Old Trafford as caretaker, having rediscovered some of the team’s attacking verve and bringing calmness after the toxic end to Mourinho’s tenure. That’s far from good enough for a team that finished second last season and was supposed to challenge for the title after more than $500 million of spending on players under Solskjaer, including the return of Cristiano Ronaldo in August and the signing of Jadon Sancho. United is seventh in the Premier League, which it hasn't won since 2013, already 12 points behind Chelsea and six from the Champions League places after 12 of 38 games.
Watford's Ismaila Sarr celebrates with team-mates after scoring his side's second goal against Manchester United.Ĭarrick’s first experience as a first-team coach will be a trip to Spain for a Champions League match at Villarreal in the group stage on Tuesday before guiding United against Premier League leader Chelsea on Sunday. United said Michael Carrick, who was on Solskjaer’s coaching staff, would take charge “for forthcoming games, while the club looks to appoint an interim manager to the end of the season.” Instead, just like when Mourinho exited, United has turned to one of Ferguson’s former players. There is no clear succession plan after the departure of the fourth manager since Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013. Managing director Richard Arnold, who has been linked with the club’s day-to-day leadership role, is like Woodward another executive with more commercial than footballing experience. The dismissal comes during a period of boardroom uncertainty with Ed Woodward’s protracted departure as executive vice chairman and no successor announced. He will forever be welcome back at Old Trafford as part of the Manchester United family.” “His place in the club’s history will always be secure, not just for his story as a player, but as a great man and a manager who gave us many great moments.
“Ole leaves with our sincerest thanks for his tireless efforts as manager and our very best wishes for the future. “While the past few weeks have been disappointing, they should not obscure all the work he has done over the past three years to rebuild the foundations for long-term success,” United said. Manchester United have parted ways with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The three-year contract extension awarded to Solskjaer ahead of the season by the club's owners, the Glazer family, has now been terminated. There was only so much that fondness for scoring the dramatic late winner in the 1999 Champions League final could insulate the Norwegian from criticism that saw his future hang in the balance so often.
“I wanted us to take the next step to challenge for the league, to win trophies,” Solskjaer said in an interview with United's in-house TV channel released a few hours after his firing, "but unfortunately I couldn’t get the results we needed and it’s time for me to step aside.” It was only Solskjaer’s legendary status that got him the job in the first place as Jose Mourinho’s successor and kept him in post for so long without winning a trophy. * A-League Men season preview: Can Wellington Phoenix overcome key departures?
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