Manchester United have been told they should be rivalling Arsenal for Brendan Rodgers’ signature if things continue to go downhill for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer .
Manchester United (boss) Ole Gunnar Solskjaeris under mounting pressure at Old Trafford, with the Red Devils having won just four times in the Premier League this campaign. They currently find themselves ninth in the table ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Aston Villa.
According to formerArsenalstar Charlie Nicholas, the Red Devils need to be considering options for life after Solskjaer.
The Norwegian is facing heavy scrutiny at Old Trafford, and has been tipped to lose his job before too long.
United have won just four times in the league this season, and recently went a month and a half between wins.
They go into tomorrow’s game against Dean Smith’s Aston Villa sat just three points ahead of the newly-promoted side.
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Man Utd have been told to try and hire Brendan Rodgers(Image: GETTY)
And Nicholas, writing in hisSky Sportscolumn, explained why Old Trafford chiefs need to be looking at contingency plans if they need to fire the ex-striker.
He declared that they need to be challenging Arsenal for Brendan Rodgers of Leicester, after the Gunners parted ways with Unai Emery on Friday.
“Man Utd are shocking defensively,” he wrote.
“David de Gea is not mentioned anymore – he is not making mistakes but he is not saving shots, which is what he came synonymous for.
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“ He has won the Player of the Year award many times for them, and some of that was under Mourinho and even Louis van Gaal.
“Nobody mentions him as a top-level player an y more.
“Ashley Young has been found out that he was never a left-back or right- back, so why give him a contract? Seriously, Man Utd where are you going? Brandon Williams and Mason Greenwood have been decent, but can they carry them along? Can Marcus Rashford do it? You cannot survive on 10 minutes of football.
“They don’t want change, they want to build.
Brendan Rodgers has been touted as a potential replacement for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer(Image: GETTY)
“They understand the youth, it will not be the Class of ’92 because you will never get that again, but for now, the younger ones are good and helping.
“I do not know the philosophy for Man Utd but I think they will get over the line in this one. It is a needs-must kind of game.
“If Man Utd do not see off Villa, and with games against Tottenham and Manchester City coming up, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could be in trouble and I think they should go for Brendan Rodgers too, along with Arsenal. ”
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