What would Manchester United’s season look like if Antonio Conte had replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer? It is the obvious question to ask ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s visit to Old Trafford this weekend, one raised in the Sky Sports studio after last Sunday’s humiliation in the Manchester derby, but in a lot of ways it is a moot point.
The prospect of Conte becoming United’s next permanent manager was played down almost as quickly as it was brought up back in October. Support for Solskjaer within the club was seriously waning in the aftermath of the 5-0 home defeat by Liverpool but Conte had few advocates of his own.
