Zinedine Zidane and Antonio Conte would both accept the Manchester United job, it has been claimed. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has overseen a problematic start to the campaign. And defeat against Atalanta in the Champions League tonight could spell disaster for the 48-year-old and his future at Old Trafford.
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And Zidane quit Real Madrid for a second time after failing to win La Liga, with Atletico Madrid claiming the prize instead.
Conte would bring a winning mentality to the club, something that’s been lacking in the years since Ferguson walked away.
But his combative nature suggests hiring him would be a gamble, especially given how he fell out with the Chelsea hierarchy during his spell at Stamford Bridge.
Zidane was a huge hit at Real, winning three Champions League trophies on the spin during his first spell.
Yet how he’d fare at a different club, one he doesn’t know inside out, would be fascinating to see.
Man Utd news: Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane played together at Juventus (Image: GETTY)
Former West Ham star Alvin Martin, meanwhile, thinks United look ‘miles off the pace’ compared to their rivals at present.
“This will be a massive blow to Manchester United and to Ole,” said the talkSPORT pundit following their 4-2 defeat to Leicester at the weekend.
“To lose a game in that fashion, you’re rightly going to get criticised.
“When you spend the amount of money they have, you are now looking to join the clubs who already look in with a chance of winning the Premier League… but they seem miles of that.
“I think this result would have really hurt Manchester United today.
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Man Utd news: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has overseen a difficult season so far (Image: GETTY)
“And I think every time you make a decision now, when that result has done badly, do you start Ronaldo, don’t you start Ronaldo?
"All those arguments and criticisms and fingers being pointed are going to be at Solskjaer.
“It’s all about putting a run together. Manchester United have to put a run together where they go five games without getting beat for sure, but maybe winning four out of the five.
“That’s where they’ve got to be.”
United last beat Italian opposition in AC Milan earlier in the year, winning 1-0 at the San Siro with Paul Pogba scoring the winner.