José Mourinho in Manchester today following his dismissal. His final game in charge of United was a humiliating 3-1 defeat against Liverpool on Sunday

Manchester United want to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as their next permanent manager after sacking José Mourinho and have also lined up Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to take over as caretaker manager until the end of the season.

Mourinho was sacked in a meeting with United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward at the club’s training centre this morning after a miserable first half to the season. The move saw United’s share price on the New York Stock Exchange soar by about five per cent in the first two hours of trading, adding $150 million (about £119 million) to the overall value.

Pochettino, the Tottenham Hotspur manager, is understood to be keen to be considered for the job, though it would cost United £34million in compensation in addition to