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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is SACKED by Manchester United as humiliating capitulation at Watford proves to be the final straw for the beleaguered boss with Michael Carrick now in charge

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been sacked by Manchester United in the aftermath of the brutal and crushing loss away to Watford.

As a player Solskjaer scored the winning goal in injury time of the 1999 Champions League final to seal one of the club's most incredible victories, but as a manager he leaves Old Trafford with no sense of glory, having won no trophies in nearly three years in charge.

Pressure had already been piling onto the Norwegian manager amid his team's poor early-season form and the embarrassing 5-0 home defeat by Liverpool, as well as losing to Man City, but the final straw was Saturday's thrashing by Watford.