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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked from his position as manager of Manchester United after a humiliating 4-1 loss to Watford, while PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino is currently the main candidate to take on the role of head coach at the club. However, Sky Sports football analyst Paul Merson says that United's poor start to the season was due to the acquisition of Ronaldo. "I feel sorry for Solskjaer. At the beginning of the season he had a plan. He chased Jadon Sancho for a long time, brought him in, and gave Edinson Cavani another year." "You could see his plan: let Cavani play every other game, have Sancho on one side, Rashford on the other, and bring in Mason Greenwood when needed. You had pace, power, energy, youth, skills, everything." "You can't improve the record of undefeated away games by playing in a certain style. With Ronaldo's arrival, they no longer have a weapon on the counterattack and lost their style. Bruno Fernandes was their best player last season - this season he hardly touches the ball!" "Solskjaer had a plan, but the Ronaldo situation threw everything out the window even before the season started. They only wanted him because they heard that Man City was interested." "Fans love Ronaldo because he is a king. Don't get me wrong, he was one of the best players in the world, but in this case he is the Achilles' heel," said P. Merson.
