Olaleye Idowu
Former France midfielder, Emmanuel Petit, has urged Manchester United’s controlling co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, to make a fresh move for Zinedine Zidane.
Ratcliffe has decided to stick with Erik ten Hag as manager for now, despite the team’s poor start to this season.
United have won only three of their opening 10 matches in all competitions.
Ten Hag survived a meeting of United’s hierarchy last week. But if their poor form continues, Ratcliffe could be searching for a replacement.
Zidane is still available, but his former team-mate Petit has said Ratcliffe will need to give the former Real Madrid boss assurances over transfers and the safety of his position if he is to take charge.
“I’m not sure that he speaks very good English as well. And communication is very important in the dressing room. Honestly, I know a little bit, Zizou [Zidane], and he needs to get guarantees if he wants to sign over there in Manchester United,” Petit told the Manchester Evening News.
“At the moment, the environment at Manchester United for years has not been good. The stability of the bench, the level of the players as well, the expectation of the club is not the same that it used to be. United is still a huge club, but not on the pitch anymore.
“And Zizou is very conscious and very careful about that, the quality of the players. At the moment, when you look at the team, I’m not convinced at all about the level of some players. If he takes the job at Manchester United, that means he’s got solutions.”
