Hit or miss: rating all 14 of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United signings

How well have the likes of Cavani, De Beek and Ronaldo fared at Old Trafford?

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  Odion Ighalo - The Nigerian striker became Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first singing in January 2020 when he moved to Old Trafford on loan. Made 23 appearances for United, scoring five goals, but was always just a stop-gap. Verdict: MISS. PA

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  Bruno Fernandes - The Portuguese playmaker hit the ground running after signing for €63 million from Sporting in January 2020, and was voted Premier League player of the month in February that year. The creative spark of United's midfield who chips in with more than his fair share of goals. Verdict: HIT. AFP

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  Daniel James - United beat Leeds United and a host of others to the signature of the highly-rated Welsh winger, coughing up €17.8m to Swansea City in June 2019. Never established himself as a regular at Old Trafford and was sold in the summer to Premier League rivals Leeds. Verdict: MISS. PA

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  Aaron Wan-Bissaka - Signed for a fee of €55m from Crystal Palace after a storming debut season in the English top flight. The English right-back is regularly at the top of the charts for interceptions and one of the better performers in an unreliable defensive unit. Verdict: HIT. AFP

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  Harry Maguire - The world's most expensive defender has endured a nightmare campaign punctuated by sloppy errors. The latest saw him shown a red card for a crude challenge in the 4-1 humiliation to Watford that proved the death knell in Solskjaer's reign. His performances are nowhere near justifying United's €87m outlay. Verdict: MISS. AFP

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  Donny van de Beek - Has cut a frustrated figure at Old Trafford since arriving from Ajax for €39m in August 2020. Solskjaer's preferred midfield pairing of Fred and Scott McTominay was plenty destructive but lacked the creativity and slick passing of the Dutch international. Scored the last goal of Solskjaer's reign in the defeat at Watford after coming off the bench. Verdict: MISS. AFP

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  Edinson Cavani - The prolific Uruguayan's arrival on a free transfer from PSG was initially greeted with scepticism, with critics using his age against him. But Cavani has shown class is permanent, and 18 goals in 13 months don't tell the whole story as he was criminally underused by Solskjaer. Has been relegated to a watching brief since Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival instead of being paired with him. Verdict: HIT. AFP

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  Facundo Pellistri - The 19-year-old Uruguayan winger is seen as one for the future and has been loaned to Spanish club Alaves since January. Verdict: N/A. PA

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  Alex Telles - Signed from Porto in October 2020 to put pressure on Luke Shaw for the left-back berth. In one respect his signing had the desired result, with Shaw showing huge improvement in 2020/21. However, the Englishman's form has suffered as United have struggled this term. Verdict: MISS. AP Photo

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  Amad Diallo - Another young winger signed for the long term. Diallo's performances for Atalanta persuaded United to sign the 19-year-old Ivory Coast international for €21.3m in January. Has found competition for places tough so far. Verdict: N/A. Getty Images

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  Tom Heaton - The veteran goalkeeper's career has come full circle to see him back at Old Trafford. Very much a back-up to David de Gea and Dean Henderson. Verdict: N/A. AFP

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  Cristiano Ronaldo - The blame for Solskjaer and United's demise has been laid at Ronaldo's feet, with critics saying he upsets the balance of the side. But United's problems run much deeper than Ronaldo, and there's a strong argument to be made that without his nine goals so far this season United would be in an even worse predicament. Verdict: HIT. PA

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  Jadon Sancho - United's huge outlay in the recent transfer window was highlighted by the €85m purchase to bring Sancho to Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund. Has so far looked a shadow of the flying winger that terrorised Bundesliga defences and formed such a prolific partnership with Erling Haaland. Has the talent and ability to turn his fortunes around though. Verdict: MISS. AFP

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  Raphael Varane - United finally secured their long-term target after a decade of overtures to the former Real Madrid stalwart. His move to Old Trafford has been hampered by injuries, though, and when he has featured he has looked far from a World Cup-winning centre-back. Verdict: MISS. PA

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's tenure as Manchester United manager ended this week with the 4-1 humiliation at Watford on Saturday the final straw for the Old Trafford hierarchy.

The Norwegian took permanent charge in March 2018 after a highly-successful three months as interim boss but departs with United seventh in the Premier League standings, 12 points behind leaders Chelsea having lost five of their last seven matches.

While United begin their search for a successor, first-team coach Michael Carrick has been put in temporary charge and will oversee United's Champions League visit to Villarreal on Tuesday.

Solskjaer oversaw a huge summer outlay on signings that were meant to propel United to genuine title challengers after their runner-up finish in 2020/21.

Big money was laid out to lure Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, while Cristiano Ronaldo's return was supposed to pick up where it left off more than a decade ago.

We take a look back on Solskjaer's 14 signings as United manager and rate whether they have been a hit or miss. Check out the photo gallery above.