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 into crisis.

Michael Carrick has been appointed as interim manager, but there are a host of bright names who can get United back on track.

After Mourinho was fired, the MU board appointed 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.

Carrick’s “capital” at the moment 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 expressed their desire to have Howe's services, but failed.

Howe is good at "cutting his coat according to his cloth". Thanks to him, Bournemouth, with its "small" financial resources, has maintained its position in the middle of the Premier League rankings for the past 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 team.Real Madrid, but that didn't 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 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 training 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 yet to find the desired destination.

A month ago, prestigious newspapers in the UK such asBBC,Sky Sportssimultaneously reported that Zidane wants to lead MU.

With Mourinho sacked, 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 MU fans have craved since Sir Alex Ferguson left. If he leads MU, Zidane will have the opportunity to work with outstanding French football talents such as Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba.