OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER has been spotted for the first time since fleeing home to escape the Manchester United pressure cooker.
The under-fire boss arrived at United’s Carrington training ground to lead a session with those stars not currently on international duty.
He jetted off for a short holiday to his native Norway last week as the Premier League broke for the international window.
And he left England under extreme pressure following the Red Devils’ dire performance in their last outing – a 2-0 defeat by crosstown rivals Manchester City.
Solskjaer has been limping on at Old Trafford despite a string of shocking results.
The loss to City followed heavy defeats by Liverpool and Leicester and Champions League salvage jobs against Atalanta.
United chiefs are thought to be split over whether the club legend is the right man to take them forward.
Reports suggest possible replacements are once again being sounded out after previous favourite Antonio Conte took the Tottenham job instead.
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has reportedly been house-hunting in Cheshire as United consider a homegrown option.
Or Zinedine Zidane could be given the chance to add Premier League success to his glittering CV – which would come as welcome news to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lastly, French sources suggest Paris Saint-Germain’s Mauricio Pochettino could be preparing to swap the City of Love for England’s North West.
Solskjaer’s men next face strugglers Watford in a trip to Vicarage Road, when bosses will expect to see an improvement following the Norwegian’s time off.
He was joined at Carrington by a host of stars who missed out on international selection.
Jesse Lingard and Jadon Sancho were made to pay for their lack of game time after being left out of Gareth Southgate’s most recent England squad.
Out-of-favour Donny van de Beek cut a sullen figure as he faces up to trying to quit United in January.
And Scott McTominay was back despite his Scotland team-mates’ heroics after a throat infection kept him out of their dramatic World Cup qualifying win.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
