Manchester Evening News
Manchester United are no closer to making a managerial change after their woes continued with a defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.
United are weighing up potential candidates to replace under-fire boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but they’re reluctant to sack him without a contingency plan in place.
Solskjaer flew back to Norway with his family on Monday lunchtime to enjoy a brief break before he’s expected to return to Carrington later this week.
The 48-year-old has often returned to his native Norway at the beginning of international breaks and he flew back to Kristiansund Airport on a private jet with his wife and two sons earlier today.
As things stand Solskjaer will take charge of United when they return from international duty with a game against Watford on November 20.
Preparations for that fixture will step up later in the week when Solskjaer will return to Manchester to oversee training and work on plans for the game against the Hornets.
United’s plans are complicated by the lack of an obvious replacement for Solskjaer, who has overseen successive defeats at Old Trafford, losing 5-0 to Liverpool and 2-0 to Manchester City.
Brendan Rodgers, Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino all have their admirers but are currently employed by Leicester City, Ajax and Paris Saint-Germain respectively. While United may consider Rodgers a potential target mid-season, it’s unlikely Ten Hag or Pochettino will be allowed to leave their current employers at this stage of the campaign…
