Man United have struggled to get things going this season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and already there are rumours that the Norwegian could lose his job pretty soon.
Right now, the Red Devils managed to pick up only 8 points from their first 6 league matches and if the situation does not brighten quickly enough then the Old Trafford outfit would be forced to look for a new manager.
And according to Paul Merson, current Leicester City boss, Brendan Rodgers would be the ideal man to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
“You look at Leicester, I think the manager, I think he’s different class,” Merson said on The Debate(as quoted by The Express).
“If he weren’t manager of Liverpool before, he should be manager of Man United. But obviously that’s not going to happen because he was manager of Liverpool.
“[Leicester are] working under a top manager, a top manager.
“I was very shocked that I don’t want to be disrespectful to Leicester, I cannot believe Leicester got Brendan Rodgers, I cannot believe it.
“If anybody can break in [to the top six] it will be Leicester because of Brendan Rodgers.
“They’ve fallen, they’ve come a long way but when they are falling the other teams like Manchester City and Liverpool are so much better than before, it’s frightening,
“I think Manchester United have got to get a big meeting together. Get all the scouts from around the world, because they must have loads.
“They’ve got to say for the next four or five windows, we’ve got to get the best players. Go and get [Jadon] Sancho, then go and get someone else.”
Verdict:
Brendan Rodgers surprisingly left Scottish side Celtic FC towards the end of last season to take charge of Leicester City and the former Liverpool boss has done a really brilliant job since moving back to England.
Right now Leicester are third on the league table and so far they have managed to pick up 11 points from their first 6 matches.
But we don’t feel he would be willing to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Man United given that he had a bitter relationship with Man United when he was in charge of Liverpool.
We understand that the job of managing a club like United is one of the most mouthwatering prospects but the United vs Liverpool rivalry is one of the fiercest in the footballing world.
So it wouldn’t be easy to convince Brendan Rodgers to join the Old Trafford outfit in case the club decide to part ways with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
