Jose Mourinho didn't have much to cheer about after Manchester United's trip to West Ham this weekend.

Entering the London Stadium on the back of a tumultuous week dominated by rumours of a Paul Pogba bust-up, the negative feeling at the club spilt onto the pitch during a 3-1 defeat.

Felipe Anderson ensured the Hammers made the perfect start after just five minutes, before Victor Lindelof doubled the home side's advantage with an unfortunate own goal.

United looked to be back in the game when Marcus Rashford scored with a deft flick, but Marko Arnautovic dashed those hopes with a one-on-one finish past David de Gea.

The result saw the Red Devils tumble down to 10th place in the Premier League standings and raised further questions about Mourinho's future at the club.

Zidane rumours begin to circle

Supporters are becoming increasingly disenchanted with the self-proclaimed 'Special One' and rumours are gathering that Zinedine Zidane is being lined up as his replacement.

That was especially the case around the West Ham game where sources close to beIN Sport suggested that United had already held preliminary talks with Zidane.

Zidane is currently on holiday in the UK with these initial conversations apparently taking place with Ed Woodward and outlining what type of contract would suit both parties.

The club has now responded

Such was the seriousness of the report that other outlets tried to contact United about Zidane and that includes the Telegraph who spoke to senior members out the issue.

The rumour was met with an emphatic response and the powers that be at United branded suggestions of an approach for Zidane as 'nonsense.'

Members of staff have been confirmed as wondering whether Mourinho will be able to turn things around, but Woodward is still backing the current manager.

Zidane is genuinely interested in the United job and has even discussed the matter with friends yet United have denied any suggestions that they've made contact.

So, it seems Mourinho has a little more time to turn things around at Old Trafford and his employers won't turn to Zidane quite yet.

Mourinho seems to be aware of key issues in the team, too, and made a number of admonitions during his post-match interviews.

“We were not good enough to stop the counter-attack. We’re not very good in transition. We are not a team that is very good when we lose possession and the other team counter-attacks," he conceded.

“Look, for how many months people are asking for [Anthony] Martia. And Alexis is not playing well enough so this week it was time for me to agree so I picked Martial and left Alexis out.”

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