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Man United fell out of the FA Cup this weekend, losing 3-1 to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium and according to pundit Danny Murphy, this could be the first step towards Ole Gunnar Solskjaer losing his job.

The FA Cup was a real chance at winning a silverware for the United manager but now that they have crashed out of the FA Cup, winning the Europa League is perhaps the only redemption for the Norwegian boss. And according to Murphy, a failure to do so could result in the sacking of Solskjaer in the summer.

“They can’t be blaming tiredness for a loss at Leicester in the FA Cup and their squad not being strong enough,” Murphy told talkSPORT.

“United competing in the Europa League is not good enough, first and foremost, the fans know that, the club know that and Ole knows that. Not progressing in the Champions League was a massive, massive blow for them. Yes, they’re going to get in the top four… but so they damn should!

“He’s in a position for me where the Europa League, for me, has become monumental for him and the club.

“I like him and I’m not one who wants to see managers sacked and I do think they’ve made some strides forward, but Manchester United have to be doing better. If they don’t win the Europa League and only finish in the top four then I think they’ll make a change.”

Man United have made steady progress under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and despite all the ups and downs, he has been calm all throughout. But maybe it’s time that he needs to deliver a trophy just to silence his critics.

United are in a far better position than they were under the likes of Van Gaal or Jose Mourinho but they are still nowhere close to winning the Premier League. And this is why Solskjaer will have to win a major trophy just to balance things out for a short period of time.

We doubt if the Man United boss will make any hasty move to sack Solskjaer if the side falls out of the Europa League as well. Unfortunately, the fans are not so reasonable.

Finishing second in the Premier League will be a big achievement for Manchester United but the fans will be much more content if Ole can deliver the Europa League trophy as well.

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