I also read several news stories and some sources say that the decision has been made, while others that it has not. I think that in fact the decision has been made, but now there are consultations on the termination of the contract, in the end there is at stake 7.5 million pounds of compensation that United must pay to Solskjaer. Perhaps the management is trying to somehow reduce this amount and find a compromise option.
Ole will only be safe if he manages to help Manchester United go a bit far in Champions League and finish Premier League in top 4. If he can not do it, he will be sacked because the loss for one more failed season will be costly for Manchester United. The net loss from not being eligible for Champions League will be bigger than 7.5M pounds.
Zidane is the best candidate for me IMHO, considering that he is tactically smart and has managed a star studded team before with CR7 in his squad. He should be able to bring the best out of the players in MUFC and also win them a title, maybe not this season anymore, but subsequently.
It is risky for all coaches to join Manchester United now. Zidane is smart enough to know there are issues there and he can not fix it all in a few months. The board might have to sign a guarantee letter with Zidane, gives him enough time to build up the club and won't sack him even after the next season.
Ole can not use players most effectively, it's his fault but there are something bad in defense system and defensive midfielders of Manchester United.
it was only a question of time when Ole Solskjaer would be sacked from manchester utd. in my opinion, they delayed the whole thing for too long...
with this top squad, Ole has had far too little to take place and has not gotten enough out of the players...
Ole is given enough time and I don't offend him but what you said is true. His position should be replaced by someone else, a better coach.