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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 'will get a huge £7.5MILLION pay-out in the wake of his Manchester United sacking'... with club set to give him a full YEAR'S salary despite his side's awful form

Manchester United will reportedly be forced to fork out £7.5million after sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with the Norwegian entitled to a full year's pay despite his side's awful form on the pitch.

The Red Devils decided to sack the Norwegian after holding an emergency board meeting in the wake of their humiliating 4-1 defeat at Watford on Saturday.

It was United's fifth Premier League defeat in their last seven outings, with rivals Liverpool and Manchester City both easily swatting the Old Trafford outfit aside in recent weeks too.

Manchester United will reportedly have to pay Ole Gunnar Solskjaer u00a37.5m after sacking him
United reached crisis point after their humiliating defeat at Watford on Saturday afternoon

Now, to add insult to injury, The Sun claim the club now owe their former manager a full year's salary, which equates to £7.