Solskjaer Departs

Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular pundits, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten. Another embarrassing defeat, and another disastrous performance, proved to be the final straw for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He was sacked as manager on Sunday morning and Michael Carrick will be in charge for the Champions League fixture at Villareal. Beyond that? Nobody seems to know, but the club's statement seemed to suggest an outside appointment will be made until the end of the season. With a flurry of fixtures over the next month, there's a great deal of uncertainty around the whole coaching and management structure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices