Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had his tactics questioned, his authority undermined by his own stars and no leaders to rely on in the spine of his Manchester United side... five reasons it all fell apart at the seams for the outgoing Old Trafford boss

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had teetered on the edge many times before, but this time it was one step too far for Manchester United, and now he is gone.

Time and again beforehand, a mixture of forces would gather to drag him back from the brink - be that his own players, his old team-mates turned pundits, or the club's hierarchy. This time though, he was deserted.

Saturday's 4-1 embarrassment at the hands of Watford damaged the Norwegian beyond repair, and after post-match crisis talks - and the night to sleep on it - the club's hierarchy decided enough is enough.