Manchester United should attempt to bring in Zinedine Zidane to replace Jose Mourinho as manager, says former star Lee Sharpe.

The former Real Madrid boss has been linked with a move to Old Trafford, with Mourinho’s future at the club being heavily talked about.

There is dysfunction all around Old Trafford at the minute, both on and off the field. It seems the board are unwilling to back Jose in the transfer market, and there is rumoured to be a lot of unrest within the camp.

And Sharpe believes that the end is near for Jose Mourinho, with the Portuguese expected to be gone by Christmas.

Speaking on talkSPORT, Sharpe said: “Mourinho is on trial again.

“He’s never looked happy since he’s been at the club.

“There just seems to be no plan at Man United. Nobody seems to know where they should be going and what they should be doing.

“I’ve heard a little whisper to say the manager is not really giving them a lot of instruction before games. He’s just picking the team and letting them get on with it.

“It seems to me that he hasn’t got the players in that he wanted this summer, and he’s gone into a bit of a sulk. He’s just let the players crack on and do their own thing.

“When you’re moping around, moaning about who you haven’t been able to sign and about the lack of players you have, instead of bigging up the players you already have and filling them with confidence, I don’t think it’s good for team morale.”

Sharpe believes Zidane, who left Real Madrid at the end of last season, would be the ideal man to replace the Portuguese.

“I think Zidane would be the ideal candidate.

“He’s played at the highest level, managed at the highest level and has been successful at both.

“He’s a big enough name who could cope with the pressure and the questions asked of managing a club of that size so I think he would be ideal.”