Next Manchester United manager contenders

With Ruben Amorim struggling to turn his Manchester United side around, we assess the leading contenders to take the Old Trafford hot seat.

Whilst Manchester United may have a UEFA Europa League final on the horizon their league form leaves plenty to be desired.

This has led to speculation over whether Ruben Amorim is the right man to lead the club forward.

Amorim left Sporting Lisbon to join United on the 1st November 2024, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Man Utd next manager contenders

Massimiliano Allegri

57-year-old manager Massimiliano Allegri has coached some of the biggest clubs in Italy.

Most recently back at Juventus for a second time - Allegri has also been in charge of Milan.

His first spell with the Old Lady was hugely successful, winning five-straight Serie A titles as well lifting the Coppa Italia in four consecutive years.

'Max' Allegri has been out of work since his departure from Juventus in 2024 and has been heavily linked with the Old Trafford job in the past.

Oliver Glasner

Current Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has garnered huge praise for the way his side have been performing since he joined the club in February 2024.

The Austrian was approached by Bayern Munich just a few months into his Selhurst Park reign, but the Austrian rejected any talks.

Formerly with Eintracht Frankfurt, Glasner guided Palace to their highest-ever Premier League points tally before reaching the club's third-ever FA Cup final.

Mauricio Pochettino

Another name with Premier League experience, Mauricio Pochettino has been persistently linked with the Manchester United job in the past.

He became something of a household name when he led Southampton to eighth in the Premier League having steered them away from relegation, but he really rose to the top of the managerial ranks during his spell at Tottenham Hotspur.

Spurs achieved their highest top-flight finish in over 25 years and reached the final of the UEFA Champions League in 2019.

The Argentine boss has since had spells with Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea with manager of the U.S. Men's National Team his current position.

Zinedine Zidane

The only manager in history to lift the UEFA Champions League in successive seasons, Zidane would at the very least return a huge name to the Old Trafford hot seat.

Manager of Real Madrid in two spells, the Frenchman has been unemployed since leaving Los Blancos in the summer of 2021.

Another with prior links to the job, reports suggest that Zidane sees the language barrier as a reason why he would not take a position in England.