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Manchester United next manager: Pochettino, Zidane, Solskjaer & the top candidates for Old Trafford job

The cloud has lifted over Old Trafford since Jose Mourinho's departure and the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as caretaker boss until the end of the season was an inspired move.

It was an unusual move by the Manchester United hierarchy, but one which has already paid off with Paul Pogba, in particular, thriving in the new atmosphere fostered by the Norwegian.

Solskjaer's brief takes him up to the end of the 2018-19 season, with United set to appoint a permanent successor to Mourinho after that.

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So who will take the reins? Goal takes a look at the top candidates - as well as a few outsiders - and their odds for the Manchester United job.