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Arsenal, Palace, and Young Boys at home, Norwich away, Brentford away, Brighton at home, Newcastle away, and Burnley at home.
Remarkably, United have a nine-day gap between the Brighton and Newcastle games.
Another ideal time to change the manager if results haven't picked up.
SL mentioned that they did not give any consideration to changing the manager prior to the Liverpool game.
In the aftermath, consideration was given to sacking Solskjaer.
Around 48 hours after kick-off against Liverpool, there was a signal of support, or 'support'.
Even then, he was told there was an acceptance he had to go, but there was no succession plan.
So United have started the process of replacing Solskjaer, but they are moving at a glacial pace, incurring more bad results in the process.
A better-run club would have been more decisive.
As stated earlier, the 'Ole's at the wheel' chants from Liverpool, Leeds, and City fans, the regular boos at home games, the cheering off of Fred, and the specific boos for Solskjaer at full-time against City are consequences of mismanagement at the boardroom level.
It's become unfair on Solskjaer and the supporters.
But, as the Glazers, Woodward, et al.
showed in April with the Super League, they have contempt for the match-goers.
SL noted that things change so quickly in football that a plan can be shredded after it is printed.
Leicester's form has been underwhelming and should not be held against Rodgers just yet, but if it continues for a few more months and Solskjaer is somehow still in charge of United, then the case for Rodgers would not be as compelling.
If Enrique, for some mad reason, told the Spanish Football Federation he didn't fancy coaching at the World Cup as he wanted to go to United, SL suspects United would summon Solskjaer and appoint Enrique.
But that is almost certainly not going to happen.
SL mentioned that Rice is a player you could imagine another manager welcoming.
He's young, homegrown, an international, and Premier League proven.
Chelsea and City also like him and may be in the market for Rice next year.
As SL has said before, Rice is not a defensive midfielder anymore, and that has to be a reservation.
But he's asked about United, and United like him.
SL noted that the post-derby press conference was cut short even though there were hands raised on the Zoom call, so we'll have to wait and see if there are any more similar tactics.
He has been asked tough questions on United's decline, the reliance on McTominay and Fred, etc.
, but the 'hard-working' point is a good one.
SL doesn't actually sense United players are tossing it off.
They're just so badly coached and have such an aimless approach they look permanently lethargic.
Solskjaer wanted a midfielder in the summer, and SL wrote about it ad nauseam.
The priorities were elsewhere, but even before the Ronaldo return, a midfield addition wasn't happening.
United didn't think there was an attainable game-changer for that role out there, and to be fair, they had a point.
Camavinga was looked at, but he is not a defensive midfielder.
Would Bissouma have stepped up? It's doubtful.
Rice is much more than a holding midfielder and was too expensive anyway.
City did a great job signing Rodri, but they are usually ahead of the curve when it comes to recruitment.
Unlike United.
SL mentioned that Phelan isn't as conjoined with Solskjaer as some might suggest, but there's no justification for his role at present, never mind when Solskjaer is sacked! SL highly doubts the next coach would grant Carrick and McKenna as much authority.
McKenna has done a fine job with the youngsters and shouldn't be written off just yet.
Carrick probably needs to go and earn his stripes elsewhere.
SL believes it has gotten to the point where Solskjaer seems genuinely incapable of identifying a solution with a squad that is probably United's best since 2008-09.
There does seem to be an element of delusion, though it is not his fault he is still in the role or that he is surrounded by inadequate coaches.
Some stuff you just can't make up, like United recruiting a set-piece coach and then being the only club in the league not to score from a set-piece.
SL would start Van de Beek and Matic at Watford.
Matic has been ridiculously underused, given he is the only defensive midfielder in the squad.
United have been so desperate of late that Van de Beek has actually come on in games.
He is a potential solution to the midfield issue (albeit depending on who he plays with), but Solskjaer has ignored him as he was not totally sold on signing Van de Beek in the first instance.
That was covered chapter and verse five weeks ago in the pieces SL did, if you fancy a refresher.
Post-Liverpool, many predicted a back-three switch to get through the next few games but stressed it could not be the way forward, given the number of attackers United have.
And Solskjaer said just as much after City outclassed them.
He spoke of a wounded animal emerging at Watford.
Many players need to be dropped, but he only made two changes to the team after the Liverpool drubbing.
SL mentioned that De Gea has probably been United's player of the season so far, and his form has improved immensely over the last two and a half years, yet he is still rooted to his line too often, and the players genuinely preferred Henderson's