Premier League Sack Race: 5 managers who could be fired before the end of the season

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could be in deep trouble soon
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could be in deep trouble soon

5. Daniel Farke

Daniel Farke's Norwich are beginning to look doomed
Daniel Farke's Norwich are beginning to look doomed

Norwich City are currently rooted to the foot of the Premier League table, and while last season’s EFL Championship winners aren’t quite marooned just yet – they currently sit 6 points away from safety – it seems painfully clear that the Canaries are likely doomed to relegation.

Few people would blame boss Daniel Farke for Norwich’s issues; he’s overseen a handful of excellent results this season, including a shocking 3-2 upset win over reigning champions Manchester City and a 0-2 win over Everton at Goodison Park, but the fact remains that his side have only won 4 league games during the campaign.

Along the way they’ve let in 47 goals – more than any other side in the Premier League – and while it’s worth giving the German boss some credit for trying to stick to his principles of playing entertaining football, rather than a cruder, more direct style – like Steve Bruce has established at Newcastle – is it that great if it leads to relegation?

The likelihood of Norwich outright firing Farke seems pretty low right now, but it doesn’t feel out of the realm of possibility that the situation at Carrow Road could end up mirroring that at Huddersfield last year, when boss David Wagner left by mutual consent when it became clear that his team were doomed.

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