Reports in England claim Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would get a £7million pay-off, compared to Jose Mourinho’s £19.6m, if Manchester United sack him after their worst start in 30 years.

According the Sun, the Old Trafford boss, who hosts leaders Liverpool on October 20 in a Premier League game crucial to his future, would pick up little more than a year’s wages.

Norwegian Solskjaer (7/4) is behind only Everton chief Marco Silva (evens) as the bookies’ favourite to be the next Prem manager axed.

The United board were cautious over contract details when they appointed the Norwegian – as they are wary of the growing list of failed successors to Alex Ferguson’s outstanding reign from 1986 to 2013.

And The Metro claim Solskjaer agreed his severance pay-off would be around his annual wages of £6m, whereas Mourinho earned £15m a year.