Manchester United sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Michael Carrick to take charge as interim manager for upcoming games

Manchester United on Sunday confirmed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has left his role as the manager of the Premier League club. Michael Carrick will take over as interim manager.

Manchester United on Sunday confirmed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has left his role as the manager of the Premier League club. The Norwegian football manager was under tremendous pressure after United fell to an embarrassing 1-4 defeat at Watford in their league game on Saturday. 17 - Manchester United have won just 17 points in their opening 12 league games this season; their second-worst start to a Premier League campaign, ahead of only 2019-20 when they had 16 points under Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Theme. pic.twitter.com/EwgDgAgzXX

While British media reported that the decision to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was taken after an emergency board meeting on Saturday, Manchester United made it official on Sunday.