DBasia.news – Manchester United has its own way of responding to rumors of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dismissal. The Red Devils officials gave evidence of real support to the Norwegian manager.
Solskjaer’s suitability to manage a team as big as Manchester United has been questioned recently. This can not be separated from the minor results achieved by Paul Pogba and his team mates in the last few matches.
Manchester United have only won two of their last six matches in all competitions. The English giants also failed to win a trophy after being eliminated from the League Cup.
This bad trend has made a number of Manchester United fans disappointed. As Solskjaer has received an injection of three world-class players in Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
A number of big-name tacticians has began to be linked with Manchester United. This seems to indicate that Solskjaer’s position is under threat.
But the news seems to be just a rumour. Manchester United proved to still fully support Solskjaer’s performance.
This support is evidenced by the club’s move to extend the contract of Solskjaer’s assistant, Mike Phelan. The former right-hand man of Sir Alex Ferguson has just added his tenure to the next three years.
According to the Manchester Evening News, Solskjaer’s other assistants will also follow Phelan. Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna are two names that are ready to be rewarded with new contracts.
This condition has made Solskjaer and his assistants have the same contract duration. Their term of service will expire in June 2024.
Logically, Manchester United does not need to bother in extending the coaching staff if they have plans to eject him in the near future. The arrival of a new manager is usually accompanied by assistants who have become their trust.
On the other hand, a new contract to the coaching staff will make Solskjaer more focused on work. He now just needs to worry about how to maximize Manchester United’s performance and ignore rumors of his dismissal.