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'Manchester United Will Sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer If They Don’t Win The Europa League'

'Manchester United Will Sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer If They Don’t Win The Europa League'

The Red Devils have "made some strides forward [under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer], but Manchester United have to be doing better," says Murphy.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Manchester United could axe Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Red Devils boss should he fail to lift the Europa League trophy this season.

That's according to Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy, who believes that a Premier League top-four finish wouldn't save the 48-year-old Norwegian.

United suffered a major blow to their silverware ambitions on Sunday after they were dumped out of the FA Cup in a 3-1 defeat to Leicester City.

The Red Devils' hope of ending the season with silverware now lies in the Europa League as Manchester City hold a commanding lead in the Premier League title race.

United saw off a tough challenge from AC Milan in the round of 16 last week to punch their ticket to the quarter-finals.

Solskjaer's men will play Granada in Europe's lower-tier club competition next, but the likes of Arsenal, Ajax and Roma are still in contention for the Europa League title.

Murphy has suggested that United have to be "doing better" and they could "make a change" if they don't win this season's Europa League.

The 44-year-old former Fulham and Tottenham man told talkSPORT: "They can't be blaming tiredness for a loss at Leicester in the FA Cup and their squad not being strong enough.

"United competing in the Europa League is not good enough, first and foremost, the fans know that, the club know that and Ole knows that.

"Not progressing in the Champions League was a massive, massive blow for them. Yes, they're going to get in the top four... but so they damn should!

"He's in a position for me where the Europa League, for me, has become monumental for him and the club.

"I like him and I'm not one who wants to see managers sacked and I do think they've made some strides forward, but Manchester United have to be doing better.

"If they don't win the Europa League and only finish in the top four, then I think they'll make a change."

United will travel to the Nuevo Estadio de Los Carmenes on 8th April for the first-leg quarter-final clash with Granada.

The return leg will be hosted at Old Trafford on 15th April.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Danny Murphy, Football, Manchester United, Premier League, England, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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