Breaking news : Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes pushing for La Liga manager to replace Solskjaer at Manchester United: Reports

 According to reports, Cristiano Ronaldo's 

agent Jorge Mendes is keen to get Sevilla 

manager Julen Lopetegui as Manchester

 United manager.

Manchester United announced the sacking

 of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday. 

The sacking came after a shock 4-1 defeat

 at the hands of relegation battle touted 

Watford on Saturday.

Michael Carrick is currently reported 

to lead Manchester United in their next 

few games. Meanwhile, United are looking

 for Solskjaer's replacement as interim 

manager to lead them until the end of the

 season.

Julen Lopetegui is among the few potential

 candidates for the job. The former Real

 Madrid and Spain manager recently showed

 his worth in the 2019-20 Europa League.

His Sevilla side defeated Manchester United

 2-1 in the semi-finals. They then went on 

to win the title, defeating Inter Milan 3-2. 

Sevilla currently lead the La Liga table 

which is a stark contrast to United's fortunes

 in the Premier League.

Jorge Mendes also reportedly collected 

assurances from the Manchester United 

board that Solskjaer will be sacked after 

yesterday's defeat.

It is yet to be seen if Lopetegui will be 

open to moving to Manchester United.

There has been a decline in fortunes for

 Barcelona and inconsistency at Real 

Madrid and Atletico Madrid this season. 

This means Sevilla have a real chance 

at the La Liga title and other domestic 

trophies.

While the inevitable has happened with 

Solskjaer's sacking, the problems aren't 

over for the Manchester United decision 

makers.

There is a real lack of quality managers 

who are free at the moment. They missed 

their chance to sign Antonio Conte last month 

when they backed Solskjaer after a 5-0 

thrashing at Liverpool. Tottenham Hotspur 

took that opportunity and signed the 

serial winner.

Manchester United now have Zinedine 

Zidane as a big option among the managers

 who are free. However, Zidane is reportedly

 more interested in managing the French 

national side.

A few other names on the table include 

Brendan Rodgers, Mauricio Pochettino, 

Erik ten Hag, Julen Lopetegui and Luis 

Enrique. However, all of these managers 

are currently employed and will cost a fortune

 if Manchester United are to sign them.

Moreover, many of these managers might 

not want to join United, with reports suggesting

 that the job is currently an interim one.

The Manchester United board really have

 a huge decision to make now. It will be interesting

 to see who they are eventually able to 

sign to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.