Here’s a list of who could become the next Mourinho assistant at Man United

After news of Rui Faria’s departure from under Mourinho’s wing, there has been a lot of talk of who could succeed the Portuguese.

At first, the Manchester United manager said that he will establish a coaching staff that resolve around not having an assistant manager, but perhaps he had a change of heart.

Mourinho made it clear in a recent press conference that he indeed will have a No.2 next to him and it will be someone he’s worked with before but refused to say any names.

He said: “It’s a person coming who worked with me before but I can’t say the name because he’s still linked to another club.”

The possible candidates are:

• Steve Clarke (Current Kilmarnock manager)
• Avram Grant (Current NorthEast United manager)
• Giuseppe Baresi (Current assistant manager at Inter Milan)
• Steve Holland (Current assistant manager for the England national team)
• Aitor Karanka (Current Nottingham Forest manager)

There have also been talks in the media about Javier Zanetti being included as a member of Mourinho’s first team coaching staff.