Antonio Conte eyes Man Utd job with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under pressure

Posted Sunday, April 28, 2019 by Express.co.uk

Antonio Conte eyes Man Utd job with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under pressure
Antonio Conte is eyeing up the Man Utd job with Solskjaer under pressure (Image: GETTY )

ANTONIO CONTE is delaying making a decision about his future as he wants to wait to see what happens at Manchester United this summer.

Antonio Conte is wanted by both Roma and Inter Milan after being out of the game since leaving Chelsea last summer but he doesn’t want to commit himself.

He was mentioned as a possible target for United before they sacked Jose Mourinho and subsequently appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Red Devils made a remarkable start under Solskjaer but since he handed the Old Trafford reigns on a permanent basis they have lost seven of the last nine games.

They are now struggling to finish in the top four and Conte wants to see if they stick with Solskjaer before in which direction that he wants to take his career.

Conte's last game in charge of Chelsea was a victory at the expense of Manchester United - in last year's FA Cup final.

Eden Hazard scored the only goal of the game as Chelsea became eight-time winners of the historic competition.

Conte, though, fell out of favour with multiple players at Chelsea towards the end of his rein as boss in west London.

Days after the final, Blues winger Willian posted a picture on social media of the team celebrating at Wembley - but with Conte edited out of the frame.

Mourinho's United ended the season trophy-less before the Portuguese was sacked in December following a series of fallouts with multiple players and bad results.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over as caretaker boss alongside assistant Mike Phelan, before winning their first nine games on the spin.

Wins over Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea were followed by a famous Champions League night away to Paris Saint-Germain where Solskjaer engineered a brilliant two-legged win that saw the club progress to their first quarter-final in the competition since 2013/14.

Conte struggled with his own demons in the Champions League while in charge of both Juventus and Chelsea.

Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward was keen on trying to appoint Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino but after Solskjaer's brilliant run, his mind was changed.

Since the Norwegian was appointed permanent boss, however, results have taken a turn for the worse.

Exits from both the FA Cup and Champions League have been complimented by a downturn in Premier League form.

With just three games of the season to play, the club sit sixth in the league needing to win all their remaining games - including one at home to Chelsea later today - in order to secure a top four place.