For most Manchester United fans, and their media acolytes, it was a slam dunk decision to appoint Solskjaer on a permanent basis. FiveThirtyEight.com provides further support for the notion that Manchester United are playing better than their points total shows. As for relegation, two months ago FiveThirtyEight assigned Manchester United a 3% probability of going down and that number hasn’t budged. It’s been reported that action on Manchester United being relegated constituted nearly 75% of Premier League relegation bets last week. When the Glazers sell Manchester United it will be on a high and at a premium price not at a fire sale discount.

Source: Forbes October 13, 2019 23:26 UTC