Defeat by Manchester City has brought back the manager’s woes
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, manager of Manchester United. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/ALEX PANTLING
It was not as spectacular as the 5-0 home thrashing by Liverpool a fortnight ago, but the way United were outclassed in every department was depressingly similar. Norwich City manager Daniel Farke had just celebrated his side’s first league win of the season when the tap on the shoulder came, ending his four-and-a-half-year stint.
Smith’s exit is perhaps more surprising as Villa performed well last season and had begun this campaign solidly before a worrying loss of form.International break is bad timing for Conte: Tottenham’s squad is not short of quality, especially in attack, and given time on the training ground Conte will surely get them firing again. So it will be frustrating for the Italian that most of his players will be on international duty for the next 10 days, denying him the chance to get his methods across.Few Arsenal fans would have expected the Gunners to challenge for European competition after a dreadful start to their Premier League campaign.
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