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Manchester United are poised to sack manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following yesterday's 4-1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road.

Already 2-0 down by the time substitute Donny van de Beek scored his first goal in more than a year to halve the deficit, United conceded a further two goals in stoppage time, ensuring Claudio Ranieri's men ran out convincing and comfortable winners.

The defeat to Watford, as reported by the Manchester Evening News, has left United feeling that they have no option but to relieve Solskjaer of his duties, with the process now understood to be going through the usual formalities before an official announcement is made.

The Norwegian has been under enormous amounts of pressure at Old Trafford in recent weeks and had reached a point of no return.

United's hierarchy, prior to yesterday's defeat, had already decided that a change in management was needed, but it seems that the defeat at Vicarage Road has drastically sped up the process.

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers and former Real Madrid chief Zinedine Zidane are amongst the leading contenders to replace Solskjaer, though Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly ready to make the switch mid-season.

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