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DESPITE DRAMATIC COMEBACK AGAINST NEWCASTLE, MANCHESTER UNITED OPEN TALKS WITH ZIDANE

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The dramatic comeback on Saturday against Newcastle may not have saved Jose Mourinho’s work after all.

Indications have emerged that Manchester United chiefs have reportedly been in touch with Zinedine Zidane just after the 3-2 win over Newcastle.

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According to caughtoffside publication, the Manchester United board wary that they cannot sack Jose Mourinho for the moment after the team got back to winning ways in such thrilling style, have told Zidane to reject other offers to wait for the position at Old Trafford to open up.

That’s according to the Mirror, who report that United do still ultimately want the French tactician to come in and replace the struggling Mourinho.

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While the Red Devils may have fought back against Newcastle, they were poor for much of the match as they found themselves 2-0 down early on.

They will also face far tougher tests in the near future and surely have to improve their performances if they are to get back into the battle for a top four spot.

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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