United are sixth in the Premier League, nine points behind leaders Chelsea after just 11 games of the season
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On the back of six defeats from 12 matches in all competitions, the Norwegian has been left fighting for his job.
The World Cup winner suffered the injury while training with France on Monday ahead of their World Cup Qualifiers against Kazakhstan at home on Saturday and Finland away on November 16.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s position as manager of the 20-time English champions is in severe doubt, with the Red Devils going through a difficult spell.
Man United have lost four of their last six league games, recording just one win in the process, while they have been comfortably beaten by Liverpool and Manchester City in their last two home domestic fixtures.
The pressure has again increased on current Red Devils manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League.
Solskjaer’s position as manager of the 20-time English champions is in severe doubt, with the Red Devils going through a difficult spell
City’s title defence hit an unexpected setback last week with a 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace at the Etihad.
Two places and three points separate the bitter rivals in the table at present, one manager certainly under more pressure than his counterpart
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had earned a brief respite with the 3-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday.
Spurs manager Nuno is under huge pressure after a poor start to the season, including yesterday’s defeat to Manchester United.
United climbed to fifth on 17 points from 10 games, while Nuno Espirito Santo’s shot-shy Spurs side are eighth on 15
The 19-year-old came through the youth system at Spurs, captaining the London club’s Under-18s, but decided to make the move to the Netherlands in June 2018.
The Norwegian was thought to have been at risk of a sack after Sunday’s 5-0 humiliation of Manchester United by Liverpool.
The feeling within the club is that while the result was bitterly disappointing and painful for everyone, the immediate focus is on improving after picking up one point from their last four Premier League games.
The Manchester Evening News understands the club hierarchy is giving serious consideration to dismissing Solskjaer.
The Red Devils have dropped to sixth in the table amid their poor run of form, while Jurgen Klopp’s side find themselves one point adrift of leaders Chelsea.
There was intense scrutiny on the 1999 treble hero and his players heading into the Group F encounter after Saturday’s embarrassing loss at Leicester compounded recent poor performances.
The Red Devils brought Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo to the club over the summer, and head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is being expected to oversee a title challenge this season.
The two-week international break may have refreshed things for other teams, but it was a familiar story for United, who came undone yet again.