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

#3 Will United even sack Mourinho midway through the season?

Can Jose Mourinho turn things around?

The fact that Mourinho's campaigns usually crash and burn in his third season is what has many of the United faithful biting their fingernails. This is his third season in the Old Trafford hot seat and all the signs point in only one direction.

In the past, Mourinho at least had a league title to show for it. But a trophyless season with the Red Devils makes his current situation all the more palpable.

But will the club take the decision to sack him now rather than later? History suggests they will not. They did not give David Moyes time but he was clearly not a fit for the club while Louis van Gaal was given until the end of his last season to prove himself.

Sacking a manager after the transfer window has closed effectively ties the hands of the next manager. And sacking a manager now - especially after the club finished second last season with their best points haul since Sir Alex Ferguson's time - is a sign of trust lost when the board needs to back him.

After failing to back the manager when he craved new signings, they cannot sack him now. Barring a Mourinhoesque collapse a la Chelsea 2015, Mourinho will continue as manager of Manchester United - at least until the summer of 2019.