Manchester United could be relegated if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cannot solve the club’s woes in front of goal, according to former England boss Sam Allardyce.
Manchester United has got off to its worst start to a season since 1989 and the pressure is mounting on Ole with his side winless away from home since he was announced as the club’s permanent manager On 28 March 2019.
Sam Allardyce who has managed Bolton, Newcastle, and England and most recently Everton has cited United’s side in 1974 that, against all expectations, was relegated to the second tier.
Speaking on talkSPORT’s Alan Brazil show, Allardyce said: ‘It isn’t beyond the realms of possibility that they could catastrophically fall into more problems if confidence goes and injuries stay like they are.
‘Players tend not to get as fit as quick as they would do when things are going well, that’s an absolute fact. There’s the disturbance of [Paul] Pogba wanting away and who will pop up next saying, “I see this going the wrong way, I want to leave?”
‘Manchester United do not have enough goals and you can see it becoming a struggle. Hopefully, it’s not a struggle down the bottom end, but they’re certainly heading that way.’
Manchester United have the fourth-worst record in the Premier League since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was permanently appointed as their manager.
Their record of four wins, five draws, and seven defeats equates to a return of just 17 points from 16 matches since the Norwegian was handed the Old Trafford job full-time in March.
It is undoubtedly relegation form and only Southampton, Brighton and Hove Albion and Watford of the 17 ever-present Premier League teams have worse records during that time.
