It has been revealed why Manchester United turned their nose up at the chance to appoint Antonio Conte as manager following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's exit from the club. The Italian was heavily linked with a spot in the dugout at Old Trafford as part of the Red Devils' plan to re-establish themselves as one of Europe's powerhouses.
United instead opted to bring in Ralf Rangnick on an interim basis until the end of the season, finishing sixth in the Premier League under the former RB Leipzig boss. Meanwhile Conte moved to Tottenham and led the team to Champions League qualification for the first time since 2019. But it was the 53-year-old looked primed to take the Red Devils head coach role until the intervention of Chelsea staff.
According to The Athletic, higher-ups at United got in contact with Conte's previous colleagues at Stamford Bridge to find out what he was like to work with. The report states that the feedback from Stamford Bridge was 'not positive', with Blues officials suggesting that he would be 'more difficult' to work with than Jose Mourinho - who previously left Old Trafford following a difficult period.
