Manchester United will end its weakest scoring run in 32 years, and perhaps a dismal figure can speak to Erik ten Hag’s lead (52).

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– He got a fantastic starting point, because here is everything to win for a good manager who gets a club with a huge sporting advantage, Viasat commentator Roar Stokke told VG.

Ralf Rangnick now has just one game left before he completes his interim job after Ole Gunnar Solskjær was sacked.

However, two wins in the last eight league games is little to brag about the way Manchester United was destroyed at Brighton surprising despite the fact that the team’s form was not at all great.

ESPN’s Mark Ogden, who first revealed that Erik ten Hag got the job at United, wrote on Twitter that Rangnick and Solskjær had dropped the roster so much that he “may not fail”.

Solskjær was sacked in November after a 4-1 loss to Watfordwho were poised for relegation just before Manchester United were crushed – 0-4 – by Brighton on Saturday night.

Solskjær . Rose

Nearly six months after Solskjær disappeared, the great club is still in a miserable state.

– Those who claim that Solskjær did a bad job are now struggling. On the contrary, he is doing a great job and creating a lot of optimism in and around the club, Stokke believes.

Rosenborg coach Kjetil Rekdal also absent Indonesia Saturday night and support Solskjær.

– Second place in the Premier League last year ahead of Liverpool shows just how short the distance from the ups and downs in football is. The distance is just as short as any other way, he added.

Stokke thinks it’s just nonsense that it takes a few seasons to create a strong team at Old Trafford.

– If the ten Hags manage to transfer their sporting and social competence to the club and make some proper moves within the squad in terms of sales and purchases, then Manchester United can be competitive in terms of the top four again next season, Stokke believes.

– Rotten apple

Cristiano Ronaldo stands on six goals in his last four games, but against Brighton, the 37-year-old was furious and had a body language that did not match his optimism. When Brighton scored two quick goals just before the hour mark, the Portuguese just stood and laughed in the middle of the pitch.

The lack of a leading and responsible leader is the biggest problem for Manchester United right now, according to former club striker Dion Dublin:

– If you are not willing to do basic work, run around, work hard, tackle, survive and do your job then you have no chance to apply your own skills. If you don’t do the basics, you stand no chance, Dublin concluded at the Sky Sports studio after watching Brighton play around the stars from Manchester.

He’s supported by studio partner Graeme Souness:

– Manchester United no longer have a leader, they have stopped listening. I’m pretty sure they have some really rotten apples in that group of players. They are not interested in developing Manchester United, said Souness.