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Farewell in Manchester?
Ole Gunnar Solskjær is about to be expelled from United
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For Manchester United it could have been too much embarrassment in the Premier League: After a 1: 4 at Watford FC, coach Ole Gunnar Solskjær must fear for his job.
Thomas Tuchel and Jürgen Klopp, on the other hand, are firmly in the saddle: With Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC, the coaching legionaries celebrated sovereign victories on Saturday and remain at the top of the table.
1: 4 (0: 2) at newly promoted Watford: The star ensemble from Manchester United has lost further ground to the top of the table in the Premier League and experienced the next debacle four weeks after the 0: 5 defeat against arch rivals Liverpool FC. Joshua King (28th minute), Ismaila Sarr (44th), João Pedro (90th + 1) and Emmanuel Dennis (90th + 5) scored for the outsider, for United only Donny van de Beek (50th) was successful . Captain Harry Maguire saw the Red Devils yellow-red (69th).
For Ole Gunnar Solskjær, it could have been the last game on the United coaching bench: According to British media reports, a crisis meeting scheduled for 8 p.m. German time will decide on the future of the Norwegian. Solskjær has long been criticized for lack of consistency and a style of play that relies too much on the qualities of its individual players.
The anger of the fans also discharged after the game about the ex-professional. United playmaker Bruno Fernandes told the fans who had traveled with them after the final whistle that they would rather work on the team than on the coach. Goalkeeper David de Gea also preferred to call on the team: "It's easy to blame the coach or the staff, but sometimes it's the players," said the Spaniard, who described the game as a "nightmare after nightmare" and described the performance as "unacceptable".
Liverpool FC experienced a much more relaxed evening.
The Reds prevailed confidently against Arsenal on Anfield.
Sadio Mané was the first to overcome the long concentrated defending North Londoners (39th), who made too many mistakes in the build-up game in the second half and conceded goals from Diogo Jota (52nd), Mohamed Salah (73rd) and Takumi Minamino (77th) .) collected.
For Arsenal there was a defeat after ten unbeaten competitive games in a row.
Liverpool, on the other hand, showed themselves to have recovered well after the surprising 3-2 draw against West Ham before the international break and temporarily remained second in the table within striking distance of the top.
The place at the top of the Premier League still belongs to Chelsea: At Leicester City, the top London club won 3-0 and maintained the championship lead.
National defender Antonio Rüdiger headed Chelsea in the lead in the opening quarter of an hour (14th), N'Golo Kanté (28th) and Christian Pulisic (71st) added the other hits in the 3-0 (2-0) win.
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