Next Man Utd Manager: 4 Candidates To Replace Sir Alex Ferguson

2. Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho is one of football's biggest names. His reputation is impeccable and he ultimately wins trophies wherever he goes. After hugely successful spells with FC Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and now Real Madrid, the 'Special One' could almost walk into any job in the world. With an 8 year managerial career to date, Mourinho boasts 7 domestic league titles, 2 Champions League Trophies and 1 Uefa Cup. Mourinho, 49, first made his name as FC Porto Manager. In the 2002/03 season Mourinho won the Premeira Liga and Uefa Cup with FC Porto, completing an unprecedented double for a Portuguese club. Sensationally, this feat was outclassed in the 2003/04 season after he guided his team to the Champions League trophy and thus thrusted himself in front of other top European clubs' prying eyes. In the 2004/05 season, Chelsea's new super-rich Russian oil tycoon, Roman Abramovich, decided Mourinho was the man to bring glory to West London. During his 3 years at Chelsea, Mourinho built up a huge rapport with the English media and managers alike. Ferguson and Mourinho share a huge admiration for each other and Mourinho will certainly be in the frame for Fergie's position when it eventually becomes available.