3 Reasons Why Zinedine Zidane Won't Replace Jose Mourinho at Manchester United

#2 Manchester United's squad needs work before it can be handed over to Zidane

Will David De Gea and Antonio Valencia be at Manchester United next season?

One of the primary reasons why Zidane succeeded at Real Madrid was the fact that he inherited arguably the most talented squad of this generation. As a former player and club legend, all he needed to do was manage a few egos in the dressing room and the players responded to his ideas.

With players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Isco, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, and Sergio Ramos forming the spine, there was little he needed to add to improve the squad.

The only senior players signed on his watch were Alvaro Morata, Theo Hernandez, and Dani Ceballos - all of whom were mere backups to the talents he had at his disposal.

On the other hand, United's squad is in desperate need of a rejig. While they do have plenty of talented players in attack, some even world-class, it is the defensive players that need to be replaced.

Almost the entire back-line could change over the course of this season. Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young are in the final year of their contract while their best player David De Gea is no closer to extending his own contract beyond this season.

If he were to come in and take the reins now, Zidane will have to wait at least until next summer before he can bring in new players that can buy into his philosophy.

For a man taking a break from the stressful job of managing a football club, United may not be at the top of the list of clubs he will want to manage when he makes a return.