Real Madrid have shown Manchester United cannot repeat their Antonio Conte mistake

Manchester United fans no doubt can’t wait for this season to end, and these next few months heading into the summer will no doubt feel like an eternity.

Their hopes of a trophy look all-but over, they face an almighty fight just to finish inside the top four of the Premier League, and each and every morning supporters seem to wake up to yet more rumours of unrest in the Old Trafford dressing room.

At this stage, your average United fan could be forgiven for just wanting the season to come to an end right now, and for a new manager to put pen to paper ready to usher in a new era.

The urge for a new manager to take their place in the Old Trafford hot seat may have become even more pressing this week, with rumours that the two frontrunners for the United job could be considered elsewhere.

Speculation that Real Madrid might be looking at a switch in managers should never really come as a surprise, given their propensity to chop and change, with Zinedine Zidane acting as the exception that proves the rule.

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Carlo Ancelotti has done a decent job since heading back to the Bernabeu last summer, leading Los Blancos to the top of La Liga as they look to take back their crown from city rivals Atletico, but unless a manager is dominating on all fronts, their position in the Spanish capital is never assured.

So seems to be the case this week, with rumours abound that Real president