Solskjaer and Man Utd postpone Conte takeover
Antonio Conte will have to wait a while longer to learn if he’ll be brought in for Manchester United, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer oversaw a 3-0 win away to Tottenham Hotspur.
It was widely reported this week that Conte is first choice to take over if the Premier League side do sack Solskjaer.
However, also considering the extraordinary £7.5m severance package he’d be owed in case of dismissal, Manchester United decided to give Solskjaer three more games to save his job.
The first of those went well, a 3-0 victory away to Fabio Paratici’s Tottenham Hotspur.
It was sealed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford goals.
Manchester United will travel to Italy for a Champions League showdown with Atalanta on Tuesday evening.
“It’s been a difficult week for the players, the fans, the club, for me,” said Solskjaer.
“I’ve stayed away from most of the noise but you know what’s happening out there.
“You have to put a performance in, it’s the worst feeling if you lose a game but we needed this week, this whole week, this performance.
“And it’s probably the last time for a while we have a week to work on fitness, the mentality and we changed the tactics so it’s nice to have four days to do that.”
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Cristiano Ronaldo with the breakthrough for Manchester United and what a wonderful finish on the volley!
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