Zidane most popular choice to replace Jose Mourinho at Man Utd, reveals fan poll
Majority vote for ex-Madrid man over Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino to take over in SunSport's poll
By Gary Stonehouse
Updated: 18 Dec 2018, 20:36
ZINEDINE ZIDANE tops the list of who Manchester United fans want to replace Jose Mourinho.
Mourinho was sacked by the Red Devils today with the club fuming at wasting £400million of their money.
Sacked Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho leaves the Lowry Hotel for the last time
United lost so much patience with their controversial boss with the club miles adrift in the title race they stumped up £24m to pay him off immediately.
Mourinho was dumped by the Old Trafford board following the club's dismal performances this season.
United are slumped down in sixth place in the Premier League, 19 points behind leaders Liverpool, after their worst start to a campaign in 28 years.
And Mourinho was sent packing less than 48 hours after the club's 3-1 thrashing by their old rivals at Anfield.
Zinedine Zidane is the man United fans want to replace Jose MourinhoCredit: AFP
Pressure finally took its toll on Jose Mourinho after poor results, dull playing style and the failure to bring on many young playersCredit: Reuters
Former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is believed to be heading to United to take over as caretaker until the end of the season as the board plot who to approach to take charge permanently.
Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino is a huge favourite and likely to be among the top contenders for the role.
But the Stretford End would prefer French legend and ex-Real Madrid chief Zidane, according to results of SunSport's poll.
Over 2,500 fans voted on whether they felt Jose should have been axed – and a whopping 79 per cent wanted him out.
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They got their wish this morning, but now it seems ZZ tops the list of the candidates to replace him.
A total of 44 per cent want the out-of-work Zidane in the dug-out following his exploits at the Bernabeu.
He led the Galacticos to three successive Champions League triumphs and the La Liga title during his reign in the Spanish capital.
That puts him 12 per cent ahead of Pochettino in the eyes of the supporters.
Mauricio Pochettino is another strong favourite for the job with plenty of fans wanting him to take chargeCredit: Getty
Who is the new favourite manager to replace Jose Mourinho at Manchester United
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to be named caretaker boss until the end of the seasonCredit: PA:Press Association
And it seems those two are the only ones the fans are interested in as a host of other names barely received a vote.
Ex-midfielder Michael Carrick, now on the coaching staff at United, was the third most popular pick.
However just five per cent want to see him given the job.
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri and Laurent Blanc were joint-fourth in the standings, but only a mere three per cent backed them to take charge.
Whoever takes over for the rest of the season faces a huge task in transforming the club's fortunes.
They are currently 11 points off the top four and face French giants Paris Saint-Germain in the last-16 of the Champions League.
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