Mauricio Pochettino has previously waxed lyrical about the professionalism of Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo, amid the news that he is understood to be open to becoming the club's next manager.
United, following Saturday afternoon's 4-1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road, made the decision to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday morning, meaning the club is now on the hunt for its fifth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson's exit in 2013.
Michael Carrick has been placed in temporary charge until the club sources an interim boss to take United through until the end of the campaign.
The club then has plans to appoint a permanent manager to open United's next chapter next summer, prior to the start of the 2022/23 campaign.
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