Woodward prepared to sack Ole if rot goes on
1999 Treble heroics when the former striker scored the last-gasp goal against Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final.
But Woodward has privately insisted he would put sentiment aside for the future of the club.
The Old Trafford supremo has come under fire for failing to deliver the priority targets Solskjaer wanted in the transfer window that closed last week.
But it’s Solskjaer himself who could be facing fiercer heat in the coming weeks – with former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino still a wanted man at Old Trafford.
Senior club officials are more than aware that Pochettino has still not taken a job and he would be ready and willing to parachute in to Manchester if United’s poor start to the season isn’t arrested. The Argentinian
coach, sacked by Spurs almost eleven months ago and replaced by former United boss Jose Mourinho, has taken time off to recharge his batteries.
Sources close to the South American revealed this week that the 48-year-old has refused several job offers and is waiting for the “right project that will allow him to fully utilise his experience and abilities on the big stage”.
That’s clearly code for the Premier League.
There’s no denying Solskjaer delivered last season reaching three Cup semi finals at home and abroad as well as coming from behind to clinch a Champions League place on the last day of the season.
But those who believe Woodward wouldn’t axe Solskjaer should think again.
Despite backing the Norwegian in previous transfer windows, notably with the capture of England defender Harry Maguire from Leicester in an £85million deal last year which made him the world’s most expensive defender,
Many believe that Woodward will act if United’s early season slump continues.