With David Moyes' 46-game reign at Old Trafford over now, the race to replace him as Manchester United manager is now very much on especially with the Glazers keen to stop the club's rapid decline into becoming another Liverpool.
Indeed, in the last couple of hours, Borussia Dortmund's Jurgen Klopp ruled himself out of the job, saying that his commitment to Dortmund and the fans is "not breakable".
With Klopp out, here are 3 contenders for the job that looks like the hottest job in world football in name, but will definitely be only for the brave.
Louis van Gaal - the most obvious contender given his credentials, experience and the fact that his contract as manager of the Dutch national football team ends in the summer after the World Cup. He has already been linked to Tottenham but those links appear to have been hosed down by White Hart Lane, meaning that van Gaal's links with Manchester United will be growing stronger by the minute. I'm not sure he is the best choice and fit for the club though - as mentioned previously, his methods at Barcelona and Bayern Munich weren't necessarily the most popular and he is a bit of an unknown quantity when it comes to English football.
Diego Simeone - the hottest prospect in club football right now having guided an Atletico Madrid side from near relegation into virtual Spanish - and some say, even European - champions elect. The former defensive midfielder has emerged as an unlikely managerial star with his much unfancied Atletico side playing some of the best football in Europe right now. He could be a risky choice with his methods being very unconventional but he could be perfect for a United side set for a major rebuild anyway and likely to feature many new names in the summer - United can easily afford to buy out Simeone's 4 year contract at Atletico Madrid, a club that with not necessarily the most cash in hand. My head says that Simeone would be the right man for United at his time and the future.
Ryan Giggs - the current caretaker manager and if football were still following the pattern when long-time players became coaches, i.e. Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool, Glenn Hoddle at Chelsea, etc. he would be the favourite. But as David Moyes' departure has shown, football has moved beyond those times and is very much a results oriented business with big experienced names having a huge edge over promising potential upstarts. Would do well as an assistant to the next manager given his knowledge of the club.
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