Mourinho dismissed with caretaker to be appointedDavid Squires on … Mourinho’s United exitEmail Paul or tweet @campbellwpaul 1.50pm GMT Our esteemed football editor Marcus Christenson has selected 10 possible contenders to take over at the end of the season. Diego Simeone would be good fun. Ryan Giggs, whose most recent game as Wales manager ended in a 1-0 defeat to Albania, also makes the list. Incidentally, Giggs was appointed caretaker manager after David Moyes was sacked in 2014. He won two of his four games in charge, giving him the same win percentage as Tim Sherwood. Related: Zidane? Pochettino? Who will be Manchester United’s new manager? 1.26pm GMT Gary Neville has been making the case for Mauricio Pochettino to take over at Old Trafford. It’s a great idea in principle, but Pochettino signed a five-year contract at Tottenham earlier this year. Daniel Levy is unlikely to wave him out the door. I said last season that the next manager of Manchester United should be Pochettino. If I look at the values of United, you look at Pochettino’s belief in young players at Southampton and with Tottenham. You look at his performance levels and style of play, the way in which he carries himself at all times – publicly and in private – I have been fortunate enough to spend two or three days at Tottenham’s training ground. And for me, he just feels like the most ideal candidate.There will be others who say ‘no’ about Pochettino, but United have tried managers who have won European Cups, managers who have won multiple leagues, managers who have had that solid grounding in the Premier League. My view is they need someone who meets the three key principles of that football club – the promotion of youth, entertaining football and to win football matches. Continue reading…
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