Manchester United are sticking with beleaguered coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - for now.
Sunday's wretched 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool has been labelled as United's worst ever in the Premier League, but the club's hierarchy aren't budging on their backing for their boss.
Quite why not is anyone's guess.
Solskjaer's team have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 21 games in all competitions.
They have arguably been second best in each of their last nine games - even to supposedly mid-table sides, such as Everton and Aston Villa.
The Conte option
And most crucially, an unemployed super coach with experience of winning a Premier League title - Antonio Conte - is a phone call away.
Conte is even understood to be interested in the job.
The Italian has just the track record United should be interested in.
He transformed Chelsea in a title-winning side in his first season at the helm - beating Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola in the process.
Conte is able to create a distinct, detailed structure to a team, as shown by his tenure with Italy. And that's with a short amount of player contact time.
He is also fresh off the back of breaking Juventus' stranglehold on Serie A with Inter.
Gary Neville has suggested that Conte is not the right fit for United.
But at what point was Solskjaer ever a fit?
And if Conte - an English-speaking, Premier League-winning coach - isn't the right fit, then who is?
Many thought Mauricio Pochettino was the right fit, but United dithered - twice - over the Argentinian, despite his excellent body of work to Solskjaer's, well, nothing.
And history could be about to repeat itself with Conte, with the very best coaches never on the market for long.
Equally, why do United think the best coaches should even be attracted to them? The spectre of Sir Alex Ferguson is a constant distraction for the incumbent, the ownership are still distant and disinterested, and the less said about the footballing executive structure the better.
Indeed, Ferguson is even understood to be urging the board to keep Solskjaer on.
It begs the question of who is really running the club, and whether it's in its best interests to have a 79-year-old former manager - out of the game for closing in on a decade - to be calling the shots.
Perhaps Solskjaer will now go on a run of wins that secures his tenure for a while longer.
But that would just paper over the cracks of a decaying, stumbling institution.
AhmedToure
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A swear if we get this Ajax coach things would have been nice
YoUTDd4life
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They obviously never watched the Game. It was the most Embarrassing encounter in United's History. The 5 - 0 Drubbing is by no way true reflection of what Transpired. Truth be said Klopp instructed his squad to take the foot off the pedal otherwise it could possibly have been Double digits.
zedacdim
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well said!
DwayneChristopher
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Yes he may be green as a coach but. He a winner for me. We did finish second and in the top 4 under his leadership. To often the players make his life harder by simply not showing up. How many goal were gifted to us and we donβt put them away.
reubenite01
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Even as a United player, Solskjaer was not that spectacular. I wonder why they are still finding it difficult to sack him already.π€·πΎββοΈπ€·πΎββοΈ in my opinion, Moyes was better in 10months than solskjaer in 3years. Moyes won the community shield while solskjaer cannot win even a spoon π₯ for United... the board is as dump as the manager I swear. πππ
Alexanderov
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They have too much respect for Ole due to his legendary status , which counts for nothing now , the team is going down after every other game , let's get Ten Hag , he fits the bill at Utd , and Van de Beek will surely get lifeline
vostoko
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sack ole and give me the squad
HB5
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The earlier he goes the better oh
tumbcdemrs
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let's just be honest. I see conte as another mourinho! Zidane doesn't want in. So name a manager that is willing to take over?
Give the managers job to Gary Neville he seems to know it all
wakaimnruy
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They just not good after fergie era. Bringing more coach n players not bring them anywhere. Soon they will bankrupt like Barca if they keep changing thier player
roddirstuz
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Sir Alex is a very person but when comes to bringing in coaches he has a bad history.. ( David Moyes)
boabdkpstu
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let's just be honest. I see conte as another mourinho! Zidane doesn't want in. So name a manager that is willing to take over?
Pioli
boabdkpstu
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maybe they to eat this guys ass ππΏππΏππΏππΏ
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romanianguy
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we don't need ole so as to lift the premier league trophy,he is not capable
So u are among those heartless man utd fans that hide behind Munich badge? Too scared to show ur real selves. Shame!
romanianguy
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I think he knows their secrets if not then heβs using Voodoo
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like he saved his job against Villa, young boys, Leicester, Everton and Liverpool? Or like he saved the job of Allegri and Pirlo?
Brenicug
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maybe they to eat this guys ass ππΏππΏππΏππΏ
fabckmnoz
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I vote for Erik Ten Hag
Mooikmot
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Ole bush medicine is working on the board he's not going anywhere
buadeinorz
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MANCHESTER UNITED BOUGHT G.O.A.T LIVERPOOL USE AM DO SALLAH
Hansolo
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Just let ole off the wheels. Enough is enough.
Game_analyser
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Bringing conte will be even worser for united.... united dont have a Conte type of right wing back.... there is no midfileders who can play in conte's system....
Tobkmruz
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let's just be honest. I see conte as another mourinho! Zidane doesn't want in. So name a manager that is willing to take over?
Rupbklnstu
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i'm tired of this rubbish sack ole the clueless coach
Chima92
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That has always been the problem with United! Favouritism rules United rather than Merit. Sir.Alex F. is actually the architect of this problem United is currently facing, he failed to recruit a reliable replacement for him rather he chose his country man David Moyes who wasn't near good enough to handle a club like United as at then, the rott and decay of the club started from there! Its a pity!
Deocknryz
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Tim Sheerwood can really transform Man united
katura
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He appears totally disconnected from the players.
They don't like him too
smog36
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ole to Ferguson
Khalifa1876
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Ole out or Glazers out
Both out
Miockmnt
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we also don't want ole to part so that they can continue losing π€£
hybrid4ohye
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At least Chelsea is behind man utd
keep dreaming
muuaemuy
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He appears totally disconnected from the players.
Veacdprt
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Another Nonsense
Jonbceiotz
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Ole out Iβm tired of this nonsense now
lokaeikru
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Sack ole conte in
cinabdkst
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Sack Ole Conte in
cinabdkst
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Ole out or Glazers out
Iroy5
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starting to hate more than Ole
Kukaeikpsz
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the Glazer n all the board are all idiots to retain s headless manager!!
Batistuta007
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Solskjaer has taken United as far as he can and itβs time for a change. . But the disrespect he is getting from βfansβ who are about 12 yrs old is making my blood boil. Ole is so much more than just the guy who scored the CL winner in 99. He is a true legend of the clubβ¦
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The same thing is also happening barca,you barka dogs stopped koemans car and protested,we didn't.u jst think about your clubs condition no need to bother about us
rehaekorty
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the old sir Alex should take his son solksjaer and go away. why is the old man still interfering in man utd matters. go away like a gentleman sir Alex come to watch football and enjoy urself. and who is the stinky Gary neville to protect solksjaer. the manager sacked by valencia is neither a good coach nor a good pundit. so Gary just put ur tongue in ur ass. Antonio conte all the way. just one question how many trophies would the old man sir Alex have won with the teams coached by tuchel , klopp and pep around and without fergie times. sir Alex if u r legend just remain like it stop interfering in the management matter . ole out
nobleng123
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I hate united from today
calm down!!ππππ
Kingsleyonyi
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man u trying to involved in EPL big clubs be like
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At least Chelsea is behind man utd
nobleng123
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what type of club is this
I tire oooo, no proactive measures
Kingsleyonyi
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This is a club legend ole is waiting to be paid off
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At least Chelsea is behind us
nobleng123
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Solskjaer has taken United as far as he can and itβs time for a change. . But the disrespect he is getting from βfansβ who are about 12 yrs old is making my blood boil. Ole is so much more than just the guy who scored the CL winner in 99. He is a true legend of the clubβ¦
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You may be right but Ole lacks the mental Power to manage United, he is too soft for the job. He has to develop somewhere else then come back
Chongloi4Juv
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must go and either Zadine or Conte takes over and leading Manchester United to the next level. These players are quite good players and they needed someone who can make them play as a team not as individual. Thats it. Ole has almost two months to figure it out but it takes too long to choose his best eleven. Now his time is up.
us2
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DNA ENGLISH PLAYER
us2
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bcoz English player
Kkrexuke
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Funny to think it is SAF keeping ole to the job when the first instance of crack appeared against everton post match. Didn't he question the dropping of Ronaldo to the bench. How to manage when you have someone shadowing and 2nd guess your decision. Fact is Everton was well controlled and didn't have much of a sniff at our goal. After the introduction of the less intense Ronaldo and Sancho, we conceeded. It probably speak of most of the matches thereafter.
16973796(deleted)
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They want to be relegated