Jose’s potential replacements

Who could replace ‘The Special One’ at United?

ZINEDINE ZIDANE Current job: N/A Odds: 8/11 LAURENT BLANC Current job: N/A Odds: 20/1 Spent the final years of his playing career at United under Sir Alex Ferguson, Blanc has previously linked with a return to Old Trafford. Out of work since leaving Paris Saint-Germain in 2016, he may have been away from the elite level too long.

MASSIMILIANO ALLEGRI Current job: Juventus Odds: 20/1 Allegri has enjoyed consistent success with Juventus in Italy, winning four consecutive Scudettos and reaching two Champions League finals. Vowed to move abroad once his time with the Old Lady is done but unlikely to depart any time soon.

RYAN GIGGS Current job: Wales Odds: 25/1 A club legend, caretaker in the aftermath of David Moyes’ reign and an assistant to Louis van Gaal. Giggs was overlooked when Mourinho was appointed and promptly left. Now in charge of Wales, he still has much to prove in management.

DIDIER DESCHAMPS Current job: France Odds: 33/1 France’s World Cup-winning manager would obviously be a hit with a certain midfielder at Old Trafford but whether his style of play would represent much of a change from Mourinho is debatable.

DIEGO SIMEONE Current job: Atletico Madrid Odds: 33/1 Perhaps Mourinho’s heir as the finest practioner of reactive, safety-first football in Europe, Simeone has given little indication that he is ready to leave his beloved Atletico.

EDDIE HOWE Current job: Bournemouth Odds: 33/1 Approaching flavour-of-the-month status following Bournemouth’s strong start to the season, Howe is nevertheless a talented, young English coach committed to an attractive brand of football. Perhaps illprepared for a job of this magnitude.