John O'Shea has moved into favourite position to take over as the next Reading manager following the sacking of Paul Ince.
The former Manchester United defender has previously declared his interest in moving into management after retiring in 2019 at the age of 38.
The Irishman finished his season at Reading and now looks in a position to take over as the club's next permanent manager with bookies placing him as favourite.
He is closely followed by previous Oxford boss Karl Robinson and Nathan Jones who was sacked by Southampton earlier in the season.