It was announced on Sunday morning that Solskjaer will step down from the position after nearly three years in charge
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Solskjaer’s position as manager of the 20-time English champions is in severe doubt, with the Red Devils going through a difficult spell
Two places and three points separate the bitter rivals in the table at present, one manager certainly under more pressure than his counterpart
United climbed to fifth on 17 points from 10 games, while Nuno Espirito Santo’s shot-shy Spurs side are eighth on 15
The result leaves Manchester City 10 points clear of United with just three games left for both teams
After United managed just one victory in its previous five top-flight matches, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer felt a 4-0 victory at Real Sociedad in the Europa League showed his side had got over its recent slump
The former Super Eagles star was handed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the King Fahd Stadium outfit having passed his medical
Red Devils skipper, Harry Maguire, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Nemanja Matic were preferred substitutes ahead of Ighalo in the tie
Slow starts had been a feature for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men on the road this season as they had won their previous six away league games despite conceding first
Manchester United won last season’s Premier League fixture 2-0 but the Norwegian felt this was a more complete display
Having started Group H with a win at last season’s runners-up Paris St Germain and a five-star display at home to Tuesday’s opponents, the Red Devils undid that fine work and have now dropped into the Europa League
However, it is worrying that even when players like Rashford are having a goal drought, the manager has not been handing Ighalo enough chances
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made nine changes to his side from the team that started the final game of the Premier League season, with only Harry Maguire and Brandon Williams retaining their places
United had lost on their previous two Premier League matches at the Amex Stadium but set that right in style against a Brighton side surprisingly out of sorts until it was too late
United were full value for their point and had a host of chances to win the game in the second half as Spurs failed to see it out, despite their pragmatic approach
Academy product Henderson helped Sheffield win promotion from the Championship last season and has kept 10 clean sheets for them in the Premier League in the current campaign, second only to Burnley’s Nick Pope.
The Nigerian striker’s stay was initially due to end on May 31
Ighalo, 30, joined United in January from the Chinese Super League outfit and the terms of the original deal had been due to expire tonight
The striker arrived in January on a deal until the summer, but the season’s interruption due to the coronavirus crisis has left his future up in the air
The 30-year-old took a pay cut to join the Red Devils on a half-season loan deal in January that is due to expire on May 31