Zinedine Zidane reveals why he won’t become Man Utd manager and says ‘I work in a different way’

ZINEDINE ZIDANE has revealed why he does not want to become Manchester United manager.

The 52-year-old has been out of the dugout since 2021 when his second spell in charge of Real Madrid ended.

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Despite being away from the game for three years, he continues to be linked with top jobs like Man Utd, Bayern Munich and the French national team.

But Zidane has lifted the lid on why he does not see a move to Old Trafford as an option.

He told L’Equipe: “Would I want to go to Manchester? I understand English, but I’m not completely fluent in it.

“I know that there are coaches who go to clubs without speaking the language, but I work in a different way. 

“Many elements come into play in order to win, it is a global context. I know what I need to win.”

Zidane speaks French, Spanish and Italian fluently.

For now, Man Utd are not on the lookout for a new manager after Erik ten Hag signed a new contract in the summer.

The Dutchman came close to losing his job as club chiefs spoke to other bosses like Thomas Tuchel.

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Pressure is already starting to mount on Ten Hag, with United 14th and on a -3 goal difference in the Premier League after two games.

But the club are sticking by him and he has the full support of chiefs Omar Berrada and Dan Ashworth.

Berrada said: “Do we still believe in Erik? Absolutely. We think Erik is the right coach for us and we’re fully backing him.”

“In terms of the contract, that was a decision that was taken prior to both of our arrivals – but we’re very happy with that decision.

“Erik has our full backing and we have worked very closely together in this transfer window.

“We’re going to continue working very closely to help him get the best results out of the team.”

Ashworth added: “I’ve really enjoyed working with Erik for the last eight weeks.

“My job is to support him in every way I can whether that’s operationally with recruitment, whether that’s medical, with psychology, or training ground flow.

“It’s to take as much of that off him to allow him to fully focus on the training pitch and the match plan to deliver success.”