Manchester United should show Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the exit in order to bring in departing Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri, according to former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol.
ESPN pundit Nicol believes there is 'no contest' between the two managers and that United should convince the Italian to take the reigns at Old Trafford and get the club back to winning ways.
Juventus announced on Friday that Allegri would not be manager of the club next season, leading to United and a host of other top clubs being linked with the 51-year-old.
As Nicol and his fellow ESPN colleagues discussed who'd they'd rather have as manager, the ex-Liverpool full back had no doubts despite Solskjaer being given the permanent role as United boss in March.
'I know there's the human element in it,' he said on ESPN. 'But really?'
'Who would you rather have as your manager, Allegri or Solskjaer?
'Seriously, it's no contest.'
Since replacing Antonio Conte in 2014, Allegri has consistently delivered back-to-back Serie A titles while also guiding the club to two Champions League finals.
Allegri has previously spoken of his desire to work in the Premier League but recently revealed that he'd want to take a break from football before taking on another managerial position.
While Solskjaer did get off to a flying start with United after taking over from Jose Mourinho on an interim basis, the club plummeted to finish sixth in the table after a severe dip in form.
United won two of the final 10 matches in all competitions which means they will feature in the Europa League next season.
Minaknory
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Who is Nicol..I tought she is Nicol David. Maybe Ole is not experienced manager but since league is over, let him continue as man u manager and see what he can do. we can roughly determine what will going to happen to man u next season by looking at the team line up assembled by Ole. First 5 game will determine his fate, not now.
Aneel56
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Not surprised..he’s a former Liverpool player.... Ole needs some time ...let him sign his own players and see how he performs next season ...then we’ll know ...... Now keep your mouth shut ...cuz You’ll Never Win Anything.......or sing Next Year Is Our Year [Crylaugh]
princesss
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he must think the glazers and woodward doing a great job then why they should be the ones that leave the club
Lumdiknrs
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all this former football's thinks paying football & coaching are the same lik Paul who ran away from Oldham when he couldn't do anything
SnotRocket
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If it were any other club I’d agree. Allegri, no contest. But Manchester United have rarely done well with bringing on established players or coaches. Van Gall was a no brainer. Mourinho was the obvious choice. For players, Sanchez, Di Maria, Lukaku, Juan Mata... most any established, elite player has been a bad signing for United. Conversely, who was Alex Ferguson or Matt Busby before their success at Old Trafford? And most of the best players in United’s history are either home grown or signed fairly young. If United want to return to winning, then we must return to the strategies that worked so far.