Manchester United fans all around the world are calling for the immediate sack of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following Sunday's defeat to Newcastle. The Red Devils staged an uninspiring performance at the St James' Park to fall to a 1-0 loss which has ensured that they are now two points adrift the relegation zone on the Premier League table.
With the Old Trafford side losing a number of key players to injuries, Solskjaer fielded a relatively weakened side against the Magpies in the Gameweek 8 affair. While showing very little urgency in front of goal, the men in red squandered the very few goalscoring opportunities which presented itself throughout the proceeding.
17 - Since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed permanently on March 28th, Manchester United have won just 17 points in 16 @premierleague matches (W4 D5 L7), the fourth-worst tally among the 17 ever-present teams in that time. Wheel. pic.twitter.com/cbd1OYGNv6
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 6, 2019
A thunderous strike by Matthew Longstaff in the 72nd minute was more than enough to inflict more pain on an out of sorts Manchester United side that has failed to win a single away match since March 2019. In essence, the day's feat took the record of the 20-time Premier League champions to two wins, three draws and three defeats.
Permanent managers since Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013.
— SPORF (@Sporf) October 6, 2019
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer now has the worst win percentage as @ManUtd manager. pic.twitter.com/O2KLhlg9AD
At the moment, the team ranks 12th with just nine points from a possible 24 and has two points more than 17th-placed Everton. With the fortunes of the side failing to experience a change, fans are calling for the imminent termination of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's contract despite the club's chief executive Ed Woodward recently reiterating the board's faith in him.
9 - Manchester United have picked up just nine points from their opening eight Premier League matches this season (W2 D3 L3), their worst start to a league season since 1989-90 (8 points) when they went on to finish 13th. Worrying. pic.twitter.com/oV2kDjRkri
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 6, 2019
The Norwegian manager who replaced Jose Mourinho in December 2018 as Manchester United manager has so far managed 19 wins from 40 matches while falling to clinching nine draws and suffering 12 defeats. Albeit his win ratio standing at 47.5 percent, supporters have insist that the club is better off without him.
We must hand Ole his sack letter first thing tomorrow morning.
— Oloye Akin Alabi (@akinalabi) October 6, 2019
Sack Ole
— Man United in Pidgin (@ManUtdInPidgin) October 6, 2019
Remove Woodward
Beg Glazers to resign. #MUFC
The good thing about our next fixture is we sack coaches after a defeat to Liverpool. Ole will surely go.
— Dr. Ayigbe Borla Bird (@Mr_Ceyram) October 6, 2019
Ole has turned us into a top 10 contender , a mid table team. If we don't sack him now , he'll drive us straight to relegation #OleOut pic.twitter.com/ycMv5bCzRF
— Deji Imole (@deji_imole) October 6, 2019
#OleOut #OleOut #OleOut #OleOut Sack Ole NOW! @ManUtd
— Bolarinwa Olajide (@iambolar) October 6, 2019
Remember to #GlazersOut #EdwoodwardOut too.
United simply have to sack Solskjaer after this, he's so far out of his depth it's embarrassing
— Tom Walker (@tommowalkerrr) October 6, 2019