Cristiano Ronaldo holding Manchester United dressing room together

Following a drubbing 5-0 defeat suffered in the hands of Liverpool, most of the players and fans expected Solskjaer to be sacked immediately.

Source: The Mirror, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Cristiano Ronaldo 

Credible and unconfirmed news begun making rounds on social media about the imminent sacking of the manager with Antonio Conte having been contacted for the job.

However, reports have since emerged that Solskjaer will be at least in charge of the club for one more game against Tottenham this coming  weekend

Source: The Mirror, Manchester United dressing room 

Despite Solskjaer staying put for now, it is clear Manchester United are in something of a crisis.

In the Premier League, they are already eight points off the top of the table even though only nine game weeks of the season have been played.

The Red Devils are out of the League Cup already, which is a big blow to their silverware hunt as it was, realistically, one of just two competitions they had any chance of winning this campaign.

Elsewhere, Man United suffered an embarrassing loss to Young Boys in the Champions League and only edged past Villareal and a weak Atalanta side thanks to late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Now, as mentioned above, the Manchester Evening News have revealed what Ronaldo has been advising his teammates regarding Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following the club’s poor start to 2021/22 season.

It is claimed that CR7 is the figure holding the dressing room together and that he has encouraged his teammates to support Solskjaer.

Sources say Ronaldo is holding the dressing room together and he has encouraged teammates to support beleaguered manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The report adds that Ronaldo has advised the Man United players to not down tools, irrespective of what they thought of Solskjaer’s tactics.