Manchester United: the club will continue to support Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United will continue to back Ole Gunnar Solskjaer despite his painful exit from the Champions League in Leipzig and the availability of Mauricio Pochettino.

Solskjaer’s future at Old Trafford is once again in doubt following Tuesday’s 3-2 loss and will come under further scrutiny if United lose the Manchester derby at home this weekend.

Pochettino has not worked since leaving Tottenham 13 months ago, and it is understood that he has been waiting to see if the United position emerges.

Manchester United will continue to support their manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Solskjaer’s job is in jeopardy after the club crashed in the Champions League in Leipzig

However, Old Trafford sources insisted last night that the club is committed to Solskjaer and a long-term plan to break the cycle of hiring and firing since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.

They are confident that the team is heading in the right direction and believe it would make no sense to fire the manager now, despite seeing Solskjaer’s men enter the Europa League.

United’s failure in Germany on Tuesday could come at a cost, as the club continues to feel the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, the club has no plans to fire the boss, as they hope to continue with their long-term plan.

The news will come as a blow to Mauricio Pochettino who has been vying for United’s job.

They have already amassed £ 53 million from the Champions League group stage and that could have increased to £ 100 million had they made it all the way to the final.

By comparison, winning the Europa League would bring him closer to £ 70 million.

However, in theory, United have a better chance of progressing in a competition they won in 2017 before reaching the semi-finals last season.