Cristiano Ronaldo vetoed Antonio Conte as a potential Manchester United manager earlier this season, reports say, before the fiery Italian took charge at Tottenham.
Old Trafford chiefs set out on the hunt for a new boss after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was dismissed in November, with United having endured a nightmare slump under the club legend, and they would soon hire Ralf Rangnick until the end of the season.
However, it has since emerged that they asked superstar Ronaldo for his opinion on their dugout uncertainty as far back as October.