Zidane and the candidates to replace Mourinho at Manchester United

Immediately after Jose Mourinho was fired, the media and experts immediately asked who would replace the "Special One" at Manchester United, when the top English team was sinking in crisis.

Michael Carrick has been appointed as interim manager, but there are many bright names who can bring MU back to the winning track.

After Mourinho was fired, the MU board appointed the Old Trafford legend - former midfielder Michael Carrick - to temporarily take the hot seat. In theory, the chance for Carrick to be officially appointed is very small as he has never had experience leading a club.

The “capital” in Carrick’s hands at this time is only more than half a year as Mourinho’s assistant. But if he does his job well when given the opportunity, Carrick still has the potential to become the official coach of Old Trafford - something he once aspired to as a player.

On the world football map, coach Eddie Howe is still a strange name. But for those who regularly watch Bournemouth's matches, they will see how talented Howe is. When coach Arsene Wenger left Emirates Stadium, Arsenal once expressed their desire to have Howe's services, but failed.

Howe is good at "cutting your coat according to your cloth". Thanks to him, Bournemouth, with its "small" financial resources, has maintained its position in the middle of the Premier League rankings in the last two seasons. In case of failure against the top options, Coach Howe is the choice that MU should consider.

Antonio Conte (49 years old)

After being sacked by Chelsea's board of directors in the summer of 2018, coach Antonio Conte has yet to find a new home. Not long ago, the Italian coach announced that he would return to work in early 2019. A series of sources confirmed that Conte would return to the Chelsea shirt.Real Madrid, but that did not happen.

During the past time, the press has not reported that Conte intends to lead MU, or that the Old Trafford team's board of directors is interested in the former Chelsea coach. However, when Mourinho has been fired, and Conte is still unemployed, there is still a possibility that the Italian coach will take up the position at Old Trafford.

Pochettino is still doing a good job at Tottenham. But if he receives an invitation from the Manchester United board, it will be difficult for the Argentine coach to refuse.

In interviews with the press over the past time, Pochettino has expressed his ambition to lead a world-class club like MU more than once, instead of just focusing on playing the role of "polishing gems" at Tottenham.

Coach Pochettino is considered the world's leading coach at present. His philosophy is also very much in line with the wishes of MU's upper echelons and fans: high-speed attacks and prioritizing opportunities for talents to grow up from the club's youth academy.

Looking at Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Eric Dier shining, it is clear that Pochettino is very "cool" with young players.

Like Conte, Zinedine Zidane is a world-class coach who is unemployed. In fact, the former Real Madrid coach has received countless invitations since leaving Real, but has not yet found the desired destination.

A month ago, prestigious newspapers in the UK such asBBC,Sky SportsZidane wants to lead MU.

With Mourinho fired, Zidane is the number one candidate to take the "hot seat" at Old Trafford.Sky Sportsonce wrote: "Zidane and MU are the perfect combination of each other".

Zidane has always pursued an attacking football philosophy and that is what Manchester United fans have been craving since Sir Alex Ferguson left. If he leads Manchester United, Zidane will have the opportunity to work with outstanding French football talents such as Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba.