Antonio Conte outburst showed Manchester United made correct decision in manager search

Antonio Conte claimed Tottenham have ‘one of the best group of players’ he’s ever worked with after his side beat Manchester City 3-2 at the Etihad. That was before Spurs lost 1-0 to Burnley four days later and Conte questioned the very group he had praised.

It was textbook Conte. The Italian has been at Tottenham for four months - it's still a surprise he accepted the job - yet his emotionally charged post-match interview after Burnley beat Spurs at Turf Moor suggested he was already ready to quit. "In the last five games, we lost four games and it means there will be an assessment about the club, about me," Conte said.

"Because for me it's very frustrating. The club has to make an assessment. The players are always the same, the club changes the coaches, the players are the same, but the result doesn't change. I'm too honest to accept this type of situation." The odds on Conte being the next Premier League manager to leave office tumbled after those comments. Conte seemed on borrowed time.

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Conte has resisted a knee-jerk reaction. The former Chelsea boss led his side to a 4-0 win over Leeds at the weekend, which proved to be Marcelo Bielsa's nadir, but it's still expected that he'll leave Tottenham at the end of the season. That has led to some hoping Manchester United will appoint Conte this summer.

United considered appointing Conte following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's overdue sacking in October but those within the club's hierarchy were 'not keen' on that prospect. Conte was deemed too confrontational and his tactical approach was contradictory to the style in which United want to play. Conte is also a short-term manager and United