Manchester United are reportedly working to persuade Zinedine Zidane to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their new manager.

The Times say that, after a series of poor results and performances, Solksjaer's job is under threat and options are being explored.

Zidane has been linked with the Man Utd job for a while

Solskjaer is under huge pressure at Old Trafford

And Zidane, who won two La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues during his time as a coach at Real Madrid, is the man they want to succeed him. 

However, the former World Cup-winning player is not fully convinced that United is the right place to jump back into management. 

But with the Red Devils' signings of Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane - two players Zidane worked with at Real Madrid - they are hopeful they can convince him to make the move to Manchester. 

United currently sit sixth in the Premier League despite spending £120million on new players in the summer, which has led to Solskjaer coming under heavy criticism from fans and pundits. 

Zidane left Real at the end of last season and, after six months out of football, he could be set for his next challenge. 

These three could be reunited in Manchester

Former Premier League striker Tony Cascarino says that Zidane has been 'unfairly criticised' for the work he did at Los Blancos, with many claiming that the Frenchman was carried by his superstar players. 

But Cascarino disagrees and says that his man-management skills are what makes him an elite coach. 

"He's handled a lot of big players and I think he's unfairly been criticised for having great Galacticos at Real Madrid and won things - he won a hell of a lot with the Galacticos," Cascarino told talkSPORT. 

United aren't playing very well at the moment

"By the way, they were a really good side and he managed them brilliantly. Zidane has always done that.  

"He's also admitted that he's not the greatest coach, he has other people to do certain jobs, but he knows how to manage people. 

"He's a very quiet man, Zidane, he doesn't react to too much. 

Zidane could win a winning mentality back to the club

"He hasn't got this personality on the sideline where he's going to be upsetting other managers and be outspoken - he's not really like that. 

"He's very matter of fact as a manager and he was as a player, really. 

"And yet he had this extraordinary ability as a footballer of absolutely doing anything."