the club said it was a difficult decision, but his place in their history will always be secure. we can cross to our reporterjane dougall who is live at old trafford. what has the reaction been to the news this morning? i think it was a difficult decision this make, as much as united have said. the fans while upset that such a legend has had to depart the club, i think they realised that it was time for him to go. they were rapidly losing patience with ole gunnar solskjaer. yesterday s 4 1 loss to watford bit seems to be the final straw because it was at a run of bad results, a humiliating 5 0 loss to liverpool a few weeks ago and they lost to manchester city, their closest rivals. itjust seemed that ole gunnar solskjaer had not been able to turn the club s fortunes around and this latest defeat prompted the glazes to pitch a meeting last night where the
it is not ronaldo s fault but he did not need another striker who could score a hatful of goals because he has cavani there, marcus rashford, jason greenwood. because it s not for the want of money, isn t it? he s got money to spend? it is a bit of a myth that manchester united does not spend money. they most certainly do and i am also right in thinking that legal associate since he was appointed as kind of had the biggest budget. ole gunnar solskjaer since appointed has had the biggest budget. he has built a very good squad, missing one or two games and also the club now is in a far better, happier place and why that is important is he will not win anything unless a football club is, you know, pulling together all in one direction. underjose mourinho and are venial, it certainly was not and is doing now despite the recent
helping united on the way to the trouble for that year but it was necessary because in his three years as manager he did not manage to secure any silverware at on their way to the treble. as we know, in the premier league there is no room for sentiment. it s it s city are currently two goals up at the stadium. women s super league leaders arsenal won 2 0 at manchester united in today s early kick off. it was goalless at half time but soon afterwards, netherlands international viviane miedema cut in to score her 13th goal in 16 games. and i 0 became 2 0 after katie mccabe won arsenal a penalty and scored from it. that keeps the gunners unbeaten and top of the table. and there are four other games to look forward to throughout the afternoon. there are goals flying in at chelsea
normal with peng shuai, the more questions there are and the greater the gap is exposed between the propaganda value of an olympics that is meant to be all about openness and a political system that is all about control. olympics officials insist politics should be kept out of sport. peng shuai has put them front and centre of court. john sudworth, bbc news, taipei. that s it for now. the next news on bbc one is at 4:50. until then, have a good afternoon. good afternoon. manchester united have sacked ole gunnar solskjaer. the decision comes after their 4 1 loss to watford yesterday, with just one win in seven now in the league.
this is bbc news. the headlines at four. ole gunnar solskjaer has been sacked as manchester united s manager, after seniorfigures at the club met last night. fires and fighting on the streets of the hague lockdown protesters clash with dutch police in a second night of violence. in the uk, an investigation is being launched into whether there is racial bias in the design of some medical devices used by the national health service. the health secretary said people may have died as a result of the issue. i think possibly yes, yes. i don t have the full facts and that will be across. these oximeters are being used in every country and they have the same problem. labour accuses the home secretary of dangerous incompetence over