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Max Allegri backed to be ‘best’ replacement for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United boss


Allegri has been linked with the Manchester United job (Picture: Getty Images)

Massimiliano Allegri would be the ‘best’ choice to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, should Manchester United decide to part ways with him, according to Marcello Lippi.

Allegri has been out of work since leaving Juventus at the end of last season and has been reportedly studying English as he eyes a move to the Premier League.

The vacant Bayern Munich post may change his plans, following the departure of Niko Kovac, but he has been continually linked with both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

Solskjaer’s job is under threat (Picture: AMA/Getty Images)

Former Italy and Juventus manager Lippi is a great admirer of his compatriot and believes he could be the ideal fit to drive United back to being Premier League title contenders.

‘Allegri would be good everywhere and as a great admirer of the English club I would be happy to see him take over,’ the World Cup winning manager told the Daily Mail.

‘Manchester United is the history of English football. There have been dark years but the club is fantastic, from the backroom to the players, everyone can say what it means to play at Old Trafford.

‘First of all, I think Solskjaer was an exceptional striker and a good coach. For Allegri, I consider him an exemplary professional who has the style of Juventus in his blood.

‘My deep friendship with (Sir Alex) Ferguson allows me to say that he would be the best choice for United.’

Lippi doesn’t think it would take much for Allegri – who has spent all of his managerial career in Serie A – to adapt to life in English football.

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”As I already told you, I refused Tottenham simply because I didn’t have a command of the language but also because I loved and respected Juventus,’ Lippi said. ‘Allegri studies English and is perfect for the British style.

‘He is prepared and shrewd. He reads the game with great ease.’

‘He loves challenges and I respect him a lot, I think he is serious and prepared, I think he is a humble person. A great Italian who would do very well in England.’

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