The decision to appoint the German has more than paid off for the Reds.Ĭhelsea and Manchester City have also parted ways with struggling managers showing little room for sentiment, as Chelsea brought in Thomas Tuchel shortly after sacking Frank Lampard midway through last season - they went on to win the Champions League. However, with no trophy in his first three years on Merseyside, Rodgers was sacked and Klopp was brought in. In 2015, Liverpool made the difficult decision to part ways with Brendan Rodgers after he nearly took the club to their first Premier League title in almost 30 years back in 2013/14. Now, almost three years into his tenure, little progress seems to have been made. Solskjaer took charge of United in December 2018 as caretaker manager and was given the permanent position a few months later. "They want him to stay more than United supporters.”Īnd the fact that chants of 'Ole's at the wheel' have rung out inside grounds from Liverpool, City and Leeds fans supports his claim. "It has got to the stage now, sadly, where opposing fans see Solskjaer as their secret weapon. He said: "If they want to compete with the big boys now – Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea – they need to change the manager. Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy detailed how rival clubs see Solskjaer as their 'secret weapon' and a change is needed at Old Trafford. READ MORE: 'Yet again' - Former Premier League referee sends message to Jurgen Klopp over two key Liverpool decisionsĪ number of clubs in the Premier League have taken the steps to transform their fortunes, Norwich City and Aston Villa both parted ways with their managers this weekend, Tottenham and Newcastle also have in recent weeks. By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) - The British media was united in its condemnation of the racist chants directed towards Manchester Citys Ivorian international Yaya Toure during the sides Champions League match against CSKA Moscow in the Russian capital on Wednesday. READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp's next Liverpool move is clear after Jarrod Bowen admission However, despite the poor run of form and increased speculation, the club look set to stick with the United boss for the time being as they're reluctant to part ways with Solskjaer without a contingency plan in place, as reported by the Manchester Evening News. Pressure is still mounting on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as his side currently sit sixth in the table and nine points behind leaders Chelsea. Two weeks before, they were also humbled at home by Liverpool, who trashed United 5-0. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.Manchester United's woes continued at the weekend as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to local rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Wire service provided by Associated Press.
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