With Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's future as Manchester United manager under intense scrutiny, the odds are firmly stacked in favour of the Norwegian becoming the second managerial casualty of the Premier League season.
Antonio Conte has sounded himself as a potential suitor for the Reds in a move that will see him hold a red shirt aloft - something he turned his nose up at in the past.
The passionate Italian became embroiled in a war of words with then-United boss Jose Mourinho, sparked by the former's over-exuberant celebrations after Chelsea beat United 4-0.
Their feud took a bizarre twist when Italian prankster, Stefano Corti, found himself lingering around the Lowry Hotel in Salford, where Mourinho was housed for his time at Old Trafford.
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