Claim: BREAKING: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been sacked by Manchester United following a 5-0 defeat at home to Liverpool.
Verdict: False, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not been sacked by Manchester United though Ole admits that Manchester United is at ‘rock bottom’ but insists he’s still the right man for the job.
Full Text: After the Red Devils’ woeful performance at Old Trafford, social media users circulated that the Man U coach has been sacked due to their (Red Devils) humiliation against Liverpool on Sunday.
The post shared 4 hours after Sunday’s match circulated on Facebook attracted 14 comments and 4 shares.
Another post named ‘Manchester United Fan Base’ “OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJÆR SACKED FOLLOW MORE DETAILS HERE BELOW WATCH IT HERE AND FOLLOW https://youtu.be/4jOyNsW_poo” attracted 48 comments and 4 shares.
The “Manchester United Updates”- posted “Manchester United sacked Jose Mourinho after 3-1 Loss vs Liverpool, hired Ole who spent £450M in transfers, Only to lose 5-0 against Liverpool 3 years later.”
Verification: The Stage Media used reverse image Tineye, Google search and established that the claim is false.
Tineye search led us to four sources, Gipedo, Gazzetta, and two Twitter accounts.
Gazzetta link led us to a story on Nov 5, 2020,” Manchester United – Solskier: “I am to blame for these unforgivable mistakes” Gipedo link published on Nov 11, 2020, does not show that Ole is sacked.
Sky Sport is recorded as the source of the claim, but a search on the News outlet website does not have the story.
At the same time, though Ole told Goal that Transfers that the club is at ‘rock bottom’ he has insisted that he’s still the right man for the job.
After Sunday’s game, Goal published a story that fans of the club want Ole to be sacked, but the club is yet to take the action.
Conclusion: Though fans are requesting for the Red Devils coach to be sacked, it is safe to say that the post shared on social media is False, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not sacked.
