Samuel Luckhurst, a journalist with Manchester Evening News has said that Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton and David Gill does not want Jose Mourinho as the manager of Manchester Untied.

According to Luckhurst, Ryan Giggs is a favorite among several club figures and a lot of lobbying is going on for the former United player. The only thing that is holding back from Ryan Giggs becoming the next United manager is the lack of experience of the Welshman.

The United fans have been rallying cry for the Portuguese as Mourinho is, kind of, guaranteed to bring success back to Old Trafford. Also the fans believe that Mourinho will be able to go head-to-head with the new comer Pep Guardiola in the neighboring club.

Ed Woodward is reluctant to fire the Dutchman while United still has a mathematical chance of qualifying for the Champions League next season. But he will have to take a decision soon.

Excerpts from Luckhurst

“Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Alex Ferguson and even David Gill don’t appear to want Jose Mourinho to become the next Manchester United manager.

“There’s an awful lot of cheerleading still going on for Ryan Giggs, which a lot of Manchester United fans find baffling.”

“Ultimately, Ed Woodward realises that Mourinho is the man to lead United; is the manager United need to come in to sort out this mess.

“But, given his loyalty to Van Gaal, given the fact that he appointed Van Gaal and it was only 10 weeks ago that he called Van Gaal a genius, it’s easy to see why he hasn’t sacked him yet, despite the results.”