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To be fair, the Manchester United gig isn’t an easy one. Even the greats struggle. Louis van Gaal, the godfather of modern football, couldn’t make it work. José Mourinho, who won a couple of Big Cups where Big Cups are usually a pipe dream, wasn’t able to succeed. David Moyes, well there’s the rule of three in full effect. So it’d be a bit much to have a pop at Ole Gunnar Solksjær for United’s current malaise, especially as he’s only been in the job for two minutes. Still, after a blistering sequence of wins he’s now losing quite a lot of matches, and suddenly The Fiver can’t help thinking about the career arc of Frank O’Farrell. At least Ole hasn’t shipped five goals at Crystal Palace yet.

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