Breaking news: Manchester United in talks with Rudi Garcia about interim manager role - Reports

 Manchester United have reportedly opened 

negotiations with former Lyon manager Rudi 

Garcia over potentially becoming the club's 

interim manager until the end of the season.

The Red Devils parted ways with Ole Gunnar

 Solskjaer after their 4-1 defeat to Watford 

on Saturday and have appointed first-team coach 

Michael Carrick as the club's interim manager.

According to Andy Mitten, Manchester United 

are in talks with Rudi Garcia to become the 

interim manager of the 20-time Premier League 

champions. The Red Devils reportedly view 

PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino as the ideal 

long-term replacement for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The former Tottenham boss' current contract

 with PSG runs until 2023. Furthermore, the 

Argentine revealed that he is happy in the French

 capital and is focused on leading PSG to 

trophies this season.

Lyon boss Rudi Garcia is well known for 

his time as manager of Ligue clubs Lille and 

Lyon, and his three-year stint with Serie A giants

 AS Roma. He spent five seasons with Lille 

during which he led the club to the 2010-11 Ligue

 1 and Coupe de France double.

Rudi Garcia played a key role in the development

 of Eden Hazard. The Belgian rose through the 

youth ranks at Lille before becoming a regular 

starter under the management of Rudi Garcia

 during the 2008-09 season.

Rudi Garcia spent three seasons with Italian 

club AS Roma, during which he led the club 

to consecutive second-place finishes. He also 

managed top-quality footballers such as Francesco

 Totti and Daniele De Rossi.

The 57-year-old was most recently the manager 

of Lyon until he parted ways with the club at 

the end of the 2020-21 season. He led Lyon to 

the semi-finals of the 2019-20 Champions League,

 during which they defeated Juventus and Manchester 

City in the knockout stages of the competition.

Manchester United currently possess a number 

of world-class players in their squad, including 

the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani,

 Raphael Varane, and Paul Pogba. A number of 

these players possess massive egos and personalities

 and were reportedly unhappy with the way 

Solskjaer managed the squad.

Manchester United's interim manager will need

 to have experience dealing with big personalities

 and world-class players. Rudi Garcia's time with

 Roma and in France means he is well-suited to 

the role.

Recent reports have suggested Manchester United

 are in talks with former Barcelona boss Ernesto 

Valverde over the interim manager's role at Old 

Trafford. Rudi Garcia's attacking style of play 

could, however, give him an added advantage in 

the race to take the job at Manchester United.