Manchester United owners of the Glazers have assured Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his job at Old Trafford is safe until the end of the season. However, they also set two targets for the Norwegian in order for him to fend off the sack.
Manchester United boss Solskjaer has overseen a turbulent campaign at Old Trafford, with the club winning just nine of their 24 Premier League matches this season.
That’s not how the Red Devils imagined life under the – – year-old when they named him as permanent boss back in March last year.
The specter of Mauricio Pochettino looms large over United, with the former Tottenham boss is currently available AND having support from within the Old Trafford boardroom.
And The Mirror say that, with United struggling, Solskjaer has been given the tasks of either winning the Europa League or finishing in the top four.
This was seen as vital for the club’s finances but both seem difficult to achieve at present.
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Man Utd owners the Glazers set two targets for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Image: GETTY)
Man Utd. Owners of the Glazers could replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with Mauricio Pochettino (Image: GETTY)
“So, of course, I have said it a number of times, it’s not going to be a quick fix, and it’s not going to be eight players in or te n players in in one transfer window.
“We have had one transfer window, one proper one in the summer, because in January it is difficult, but we are still trying to do something now.
“When you start something you stick to that plan – well, for me anyway.
” I’m not going to change six or eight, nine, ten months after I got the job and start believing in a different way of doing things.
“I’m going to stick to what I have been trusted to do by the club, and hopefully that will be good enough.
“They can see what we are doing is right, and we’ve just got to keep on – you know, it is one of these jobs, we know how football is these days.
“But all my conversations with the club have been positive.”
However, the report says the next four months are pivotal to Solskjaer’s future.
And only by meeting one of the two targets he’s been set can the Norweigan hope to stay in the job for next season.
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