Manchester United directors Ed Woodward and Richard Arnold were missing from Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Watford.
The Daily Mail says neither Woodward nor the man touted as his successor, Arnold, were at Vicarage Road.
The 4-1 drubbing was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's final game in charge.
The absence of executive vice chairman Woodward raised eyebrows, given he is the key decision-maker and is based in Barnes, south-west London, which is hardly a million miles from Watford.
Fellow directors John Murtough and Michael Edelson were attendance on the day.
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