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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under pressure for his job at Old Trafford.
Sunday’s defeat to Arsenal was their third home defeat of the season so far – all to London clubs – and now questions are being asked if he is really the right man for the job there.
The defeat leaves his side 15th in the table, although they do have a game in hand over some of their rivals.
And with Mauricio Pochettino watching the game for one of the satellite broadcasters, speculation is mounting that he is being lined-up as a ready-made replacement.
United had gone into the game confident after their recent wins over PSG and RB Leipzig, but they were lacklustre on the day against a side that dominated them almost from start to finish. It was Arsenal’s first win at United since 2006, and their first League away win at another member of the so-called Big Six for more than five years.
Roy Keane, never a man to pull his punches accused United of a “lack of energy, …. No quality. No composure”.
We kept talking after the Spurs game and whether they turned a corner (after that game). It’s the longest corner ever.’
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.