The pressure increased on Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho after his side were beaten 3-2 by Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium on Sunday, but Red Devils fans don’t want Zinedine Zidane to replace the Portuguese boss.
United didn’t concede three times in any Premier League matches last term, but they conceded three times in the first 45 minutes against the Seagulls, and couldn’t fight back to take any points just a couple of hours after title rivals Manchester City had thrashed Huddersfield Town 6-1.
Mourinho is entering his infamous third season – something he has never surpassed during his managerial career – at Old Trafford, with fans growing frustrated that things still aren’t going right on the pitch in terms of entertaining, attacking play.
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Man United supporters were quick to discuss the potential of Zidane succeeding Mourinho, and while one said “Mourinho is 100x better than Zidane”, another said “Zidane would be worse”.
Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…
