the situation in the uk in more detail, with the latest government coronavirus figures. they show there were just over 40,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. on average, 41,029 new cases were reported per day in the last week. 61 deaths were recorded, that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. on average in the past week, 147 related deaths were recorded every day. and on vaccinations, more than 15 million people have now had their booster injection. one of the biggestjobs in football management has become vacant after manchester united sacked 0le gunnar solskjaer. he s been in charge for almost three years but the team has suffered a run of poor results, with a 4 1 defeat at watford yesterday. joe lynskey looks back on solskjaer s time at manchester united.
there have been no trophies. this was meant to be the year it came good. cristiano ronaldo scored twice on his debut, but even his goals haven t stopped this dismal run. now even the players don t hold back. it was embarrassing. we don t know what to do with the ball, we don t know how to defend properly, we are conceding a lot of goals. yeah, it s another nightmare. since 2013, everything s changed. united now seek a fifth permanent boss since sir alex ferguson left. as a player under him, solskjaer won six league titles. but, as a coach, too much has gone wrong and, this time for solskjaer, there is no late turnaround. joe lynskey, bbc news. let s get more on this from manchester united fanatic, natalie burrell! natalie, thank you forjoining us on bbc news this evening. what do you make of the sacking? do you think it was the right decision? i think it
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was, it was sort of inevitable, the writing on the wall from the liverpool game. it is upsetting because he is a club legend and sort of stabilise the club but he is just not good enough and the results have not good enough and the results have not been good enough in the squad we have got now we expect them to be at the top and it does not come about, but disappointing to see a legend like 0le gunnar solskjaer lose his job. i can tell from what you re saying that you feel wistful about it, saying he will leave by the front door because he thinks everyone will know he has given everything for manchester united? everything for manchester united ? 100%. everything for manchester united? 100%. when he came in, it was sort of like it is now, players not really playing at his best but he has got the best out of the players and i think it isjust has got the best out of the players and i think it is just unfortunate the way it has panned out. he has built a good squad. they have not
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