Man Utd transfer news: Zidane expects to replace Mourinho

French legend is monitoring Old Trafford crisis and could be the man to soothe Pogba

Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho refused to single out players after defeat to Brighton
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Zinedine Zidane has told friends that he “expects to be offered the Manchester United job if Jose Mourinho is sacked”.

The Daily Mail says that the Frenchman is monitoring the increasingly tense situation at Old Trafford between Mourinho and the club’s executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, amid speculation that the Special One could be gone by the end of the month.

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