Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saw his side slump to a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday, in what was his 32nd game in charge.

The Red Devils have endured a mixed start to the season, following up a 4-0 win over Chelsea on the opening weekend with a 1-1 draw at Wolves before Roy Hodgson’s men came out on top at Old Trafford.

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It has been a topsy-turvy nine months in the hot-seat for Solskjaer back at his beloved Reds, after a thoroughly impressive spell in interim charge.

The Norwegian became the first Manchester United boss to win his first six games, surpassing the record set by the late Sir Matt Busby.

Solskjaer, 46, also collected the most points of any top flight manager in his first 10 games in charge – 26 – surpassing the previous record set by former Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink.

Perhaps most impressive was that after a 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace in February, Solskjaer had led United to an eighth consecutive away win in all competitions for the first time in their history.

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Solskjaer, therefore, surpassed his legendary former boss Sir Alex Ferguson – who during a 26-year tenure at Old Trafford saw his side win seven successive away games on two separate occasions.

As it stands now, the 46-year-old has won 17, drawn five and lost 10 of the competitive games he’s taken charge of – giving him a win percentage of 53.1 per cent.

But how have other permanent United managers since Ferguson fared in comparison to Solskjaer after the same amount of competitive games? talkSPORT.com examines below…

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Sir Alex Ferguson (November 1986-May 2013)

A footballing great. It’s as simple as that.

However, it could have been a different story had Ferguson not weathered the storm during a critical period in his managerial career.

On January 7, 1990 Mark Robins scored United’s winner in an FA Cup third round clash at Nottingham Forest, which is believed to have saved the Scot’s job.

At that time a large part of United’s supporters wanted Ferguson out of the club.

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United had lost at home to Crystal Palace the previous month, prompting a banner in the Stretford End that accused Ferguson of presiding over ‘three years of excuses’ at Old Trafford.

But Robins saved the day for Ferguson at the City Ground nodding home the winner, United went on to lift the FA Cup that year, beating Crystal Palace 1-0 in a final replay.

It proved to be the first of 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League and two Champions League titles, in a glorious 26-year reign at Old Trafford for Ferguson. Not bad, eh.

Where this comparison is concerned Ferguson is bottom of the pile though, having won just 12 of his 32 games at the helm – leaving him with a win percentage of just 37.5 per cent.

Ferguson’s record after 32 games in all comps: W12, D11, L9 – Win rate 37.5 per cent

David Moyes (May 2013-April 2014)

It ultimately all ended in tears for the former Everton boss at Old Trafford, but his record after 32 games in all competitions perhaps surprisingly isn’t the worst of all four candidates.

Moyes, who has hand-picked for the job by Ferguson, signed a six-year contract with the Red Devils in May 2013 – but was sacked before even completing a full season in charge.

It all started so well for the Scot in Manchester, following up Community Shield success over Wigan by thrashing Swansea 4-1 at the Liberty Stadium in his first league game in charge.

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The warning signs soon followed after that. A 4-1 thumping at Manchester City in September did little to appease supporters while Bryan Oviedo’s late winner clinched a first win in more than 21 years for Everton at Old Trafford.

United reached the semi-finals of the League Cup during Moyes’ tenure, but were knocked out by Sunderland after a penalty shoot-out.

Another defeat against the Toffees in April sealed Moyes’ fate – a decision he admitted reduced him to tears.

Moyes’ record after 32 games in all comps: W18, D6, L8 – Win rate 56.3 per cent

Louis van Gaal (May 2014-May 2016)

Unlike Moyes, the Dutchman lasted two years at the helm in charge of the Premier League giants.

The Old Trafford club finished fourth in the Premier League in his first season in charge to qualify for the Champions League.

Getty Images 5 Louis van Gaal was sacked by Manchester United after winning the FA Cup in May 2016

FA Cup glory the season after was not enough to save Van Gaal, with a fifth-place finish in the league ensuring they would have to settle for Europa League football the following season.

Van Gaal, who called time on his trophy-laden management career back in March, interestingly has a worse record than Moyes – 53.1 per cent – after 32 games in all competitions.

Van Gaal’s record after 32 games in all comps: W17, D9, L6 – Win rate 53.1 per cent

Jose Mourinho (May 2016-December 2018

The ‘Special One’ enjoyed a topsy-turvy spell at Old Trafford before he was eventually axed last December amid a run of poor results and player unrest.

The former Chelsea boss was given a £400m war chest, but despite that was unable to turn the club into genuine title contenders during his time in charge.

He did, however, with the Europa League and Carabao Cup in his first season – but things soon turned sour after that.

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Alarmingly, United were closer in terms of points to the relegation zone than to leaders Liverpool, at the time of Mourinho’s departure.

Mourinho oversaw the club’s worst start to a Premier League season since 1990 when he was eventually axed.

However, the 56-year-old is top of the pile concerning all five candidates here – with nearly 10 per cent higher second-placed Moyes.

Mourinho’s record after 32 games in all comps: W21, D6, L5 – Win rate 65.6 per cent

Last five Man United managers ranked after 32 games Jose Mourinho – W21 D6 L5 – Win rate 65.6 per cent David Moyes – W18 D6 L8 – Win rate 56.3 per cent Louis van Gaal – W17 D9 L6 – Win rate 53.1 per cent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – W17 D5 L10 – Win rate 53.1 per cent. Sir Alex Ferguson – W12 D11 L9 – Win rate 37.5 per cent

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