Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has returned back to his native Norway for a few days, as Manchester United officials assess the situation at the club.
United fell to a dreary 2-0 defeat at home to rivals Manchester City on Saturday lunchtime, as boos rang out at half-time and full-time in response to the team's showing. Solskjaer has now won just one of his last six matches in the Premier League.
While United have not acted immediately to sack the Norwegian from his position, reports indicate that directors are looking at options of who the next manager could be, should the poor form continue.
Rumours are linking Brendan Rodgers of Leicester City with the role, with United chiefs keen on the Northern Irishman's record of playing strong possession football and building a club from the foundations. Rodgers would reportedly rather wait until the end of the season and would be expensive to buy out of his contract at the King Power Stadium - though some claim he has "verbally agreed" to move already. There would also be reservations about a former Liverpool manager taking the reins at the Theatre of Dreams.
Ajax's Erik ten Hag is another name mentioned. A former coach at Bayern Munich during Pep Guardiola's time in Bavaria, ten Hag has been linked with vacant roles at Arsenal, Barcelona and Tottenham in the past - though his lack of a track record outside the Netherlands is a potential sticking point.
