Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says sorry for smiling after Watford defeat

Manchester United centre-back Raphael Varane has hailed the honesty and sensitivity of former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, almost a fortnight on from the Norwegian's dismissal.

Manchester United confirmed the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday morning.

Former Liverpool and Manchester United striker Michael Owen has waded in on the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer debate.

It was a sad way to say goodbye, but then when a manager is sacked there's rarely a happy ending. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s final act as Manchester United manager was to apologise to a furious away end and be booed in return, the mutiny finally exploding after another dishevelled, disastrous performance.

Manchester United have confirmed the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with Michael Carrick chosen to take over as interim manager.

Van de Beek makes his case

Manchester United are an absolute shambles, from top to bottom and the 4-1 loss to Watford showed it.

Liverpool fans mocked Manchester United this afternoon during their emphatic win over Arsenal.

Former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has told Gary Neville that he would "drag" Ole Gunnar Solskjaer out of his office if he was overseeing a similar run of results at Arsenal.

Manchester United's supporters have hailed the importance of goalkeeper David de Gea once again after his two penalty saves in the opening exchanges of this afternoon's tussle with Watford - but have slammed manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after Watford scored through Josh King and Ismaila Sarr to go into a two-goal lead.

Manchester United's line up against Watford has partly been dictated by what manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has seen on the training ground.

Former England striker Darren Bent feels that Zinedine Zidane would be a better fit for Manchester United than current manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Manchester United face Watford on Saturday looking to bounce back after a chastening few matches.

Donny van de Beek has been tipped to leave Manchester United in January should Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remain as manager in reports which have not gone down well with fans online.

"When I was an eight-year-old child living in America, I was just having fun, playing sports. To be honest, soccer never came on our TV at home. I didn’t know that Manchester United even existed," Joshua Gatt says from his home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Joe Cole has brutally summarised Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as "always 90 minutes away from a crisis" following their poor run of form as the pressure mounts on the Norwegian.

Manchester United's squad will return to full training on Monday after being granted the option of a week off at the start of the international break.

Should Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still be in charge of Manchester United by the time the January transfer window opens for business, it is likely that the manager will look to add to his squad.

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