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Marcus Rashford becomes the first Manchester United player to pay tribute to sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with 'club legend' tweet... but his team-mates remain silent in the hours after manager's dismissal

Marcus Rashford hailed 'club legend' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the striker became the first current Manchester United player to respond to the manager's sacking.

Solskjaer's departure from Old Trafford was confirmed on Sunday morning in the wake of an abject 4-1 defeat at Watford that was United's fifth defeat in seven Premier League matches.

Three hours after the news broke, Rashford posted a picture of himself shaking hands with Solskjaer on the training ground and the words 'club legend' alongside a heart emoji.

Marcus Rashford was the first current Manchester United player to respond to the new manager Oleu00a0 Gunnar Solskjaer had been sacked on Sunday

Marcus Rashford was the first current Manchester United player to respond to the new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had been sacked on Sunday

Forward Rashford described Solskjaer as a 'club legend' in a Twitter post after his dismissal

But there was radio silence from other members of the squad as the news filtering through on Sunday.