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Gary Neville has said that Ed Woodward should be removed from his position as Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman. However, his call for “best in class” must extend to the manager. Neville made the comments following United’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday at Anfield. The loss leaves the Red Devils 30 points behind their one-time rivals. The Sky Sports pundit …

The club is a mess but Solskjaer isn’t the cause of or the solution to Man United’s problems. There were two moments that suggested that it wasn’t going to work out for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United manager. The first was when it was reported that the Norwegian was refusing to park in the manager’s designated parking spot at …

“In the last few years, signings have come in and you think, ‘they’re being so reactive.’” Gary Neville has said that Manchester United may have turned a corner with their transfer dealings after spending years being too “reactive” in the market. Neville’s former club have had a haphazard approach to transfer deals since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. In that …

“That’s our system, you can see the slides on the Powerpoint,” the Man United manager said after the game. During Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Wolves, Paul Pogba took a spot-kick ahead of Marcus Rashford, seemingly because he had been fouled and won the penalty. Rashford had buried a spot-kick the previous week against Chelsea and has an impeccable penalty …

Originally published on August 11. “It’s no-where near as bad as people paint it.” Jamie Carragher has backed Manchester United to prove doubters wrong this season. The Red Devils go into the new Premier League campaign with several questions surrounding the side. Is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer really the man to bring the glory days back to Old Trafford? Is the …

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has insisted that he has no regrets over Romelu Lukaku’s departure from the club despite not signing any cover.  The Belgian completed his £73 million move to Inter Milan on transfer deadline day after two seasons with the club. Lukaku endured a turbulent exit from United having been fined earlier this week for missing …

Roy Keane is a better fit than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be the Manchester United manager, according to John Giles. The Republic of Ireland and Leeds United legend has claimed that Keane would do a better job than his old teammate given the current conditions at Old Trafford and what the club needs to change their fortunes. Giles reckons that …

When will Man United learn their lesson? Manchester United look set to have their busiest transfer window in several years. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was reportedly promised a transfer war-chest as the club embarked on a squad overhaul. Following a limp end to the Premier League season, that eroded the goodwill generated by the positive results over the previous few months, …

If Manchester United’s season has taught us anything it’s that wholesale changes are required under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford. Under Jose Mourinho, some of the squad struggled and despite the initial boost that Solskjaer’s appointment brought with it, they are falling victim to the same pitfalls that plagued them at the beginning of the campaign. It has become …

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes Anthony Martial will agree a new contract with Manchester United in the coming weeks as the club look to tie down a clutch of top players. France forward Martial and goalkeeper David de Gea are both out of contract at the end of next season after United triggered 12-month extension options shortly before Christmas. The club …

Mid-January is usually the time of year for which reality sets in for many of us after a positive holiday period. Manchester United continue to live the dream however, with today’s 2-1 win over Brighton putting them just three points behind Chelsea who face Arsenal in the evening kickoff. Brighton, who won the return fixture 3-2 at the start of …

Manchester United’s caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes his ‘one-on-one’ style of management can help bring out the best in ‘top players’ such as Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez. Sunday’s Premier League match at Wembley against Tottenham will see Solskjaer face off against the man widely considered his main rival to become United’s full-time manager from next season. The Norwegian …

Manchester United’s visit to Wembley this weekend has been dubbed the first real test of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s tenure as caretaker boss. The Red Devils are five for five so far under the Norwegian, with a scoreless first hour against Newcastle being their only real challenge thus far. The names of Cardiff, Newcastle, Huddersfield, Bournemouth and Reading pale into comparison …

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not yet spoken to Manchester United bosses about extending his stay at Old Trafford beyond the end of the season despite a perfect start to his reign. The Norwegian former striker has won his first four Premier League matches as United manager — a record that only former boss Matt Busby can match. He made clear …