Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has paid tribute to sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Solskjaer was relieved of his duties on Sunday morning after three years in charge at Old Trafford following United's dismal 4-1 defeat by Watford.

The club held an emergency board meeting after their reverse at Vicarage Road - their fifth Premier League loss since the end of September - where the decision was taken to sack the 48-year-old, with Michael Carrick taking temporary charge.

Neville posted to social media: "Thank you Ole.

"You did us proud. The last two months were tough but before that you restored some soul into the club."