Man Utd Next Manager: 5 Replacements For Sir Alex Ferguson

by Joseph Dempsey

has this morning retired as manager of Manchester United. The veteran Scotsman, who has won 38 major honours in his 26 years in charge at Old Trafford, will officially step down after the West Brom game at the end of the season. The legendary manager will now take a place on the club's board and the hunt for his successor begins. Bookmakers have made Everton manager David Moyes odds-on favourite to quit Goodison Park at the end of the season and take over at Old Trafford, while former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is also set to quit Real Madrid at the end of the current campaign and return to England. With rumours ferociously circulating as to who will take over at Manchester United, we thought we'd profile 5 of the more likely candidates to step into the huge shoes of Sir Alex Ferguson. Could former player-turned manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer take over? How about former defender-turned-pundit Gary Neville? Or will the club go in an altogether completely unexpected direction when deciding who to appoint? Here, we take a look at 5 potential replacements for Sir Alex Ferguson. Click "Next" to get started.

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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.