Rodgers' views on swapping Leicester for Man Utd as he tops four-man shortlist

Brendan Rodgers remains Manchester United's top managerial target but is unlikely to leave Leicester City midseason, according to reports.

The Old Trafford hierarchy are having to consider their options with pressure mounting on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

He has presided over a poor run of results, which includes a defeat on the road at Rodgers' Leicester side.

Humiliating home losses to Liverpool and Manchester City have seen alarm bells ring as United face the prospect of another trophyless season.

As a result they are having to consider their options and Rodgers is seen as the ideal man to take over if they do decide to sack Solskjaer.

However the Northern Irishman would have reservations about leaving the King Power during the season, reports Eurosport.

He wants to see the year through at Leicester and, having led them to the FA Cup last term, believes they have a shot at Europa League glory this season.

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Rodgers was the top choice in a four-man shortlist compiled in Manchester, according to the Sun, but the other choices may not lead them to a new boss.

Antonio Conte was heavily linked with the Old Trafford hotseat before taking charge at Tottenham recently.

The Italian was out of work and had previously flourished in England with Chelsea, but United can no longer turn to him as a possible solution.

Zinedine Zidane, who left Real Madrid in the summer, is another man who is readily available.

However he has shown no great desire to take up a role in Manchester and would only be tempted by jobs in his homeland, according to reports.

Ajax boss Erik ten Hag continues to see his impressive reputation grow.

He led the Dutch side to the last four in the Champions League in 2019 with players like current United playmaker Donny van de Beek.

Now he is again building an impressive outfit in Amsterdam, but has shown little interest in leaving.

That all means United could find themselves back at the drawing board should they look to replace Solskjaer, although the Norwegian doesn't believe he is on borrowed time.

"No, I don't start to feel like that," he said after the recent defeat to City.

"I have good communication all the time with the club that's very up-front and honest about the situation."

He added: "I'm sure when we come back, the players will be fresh in their minds after the internationals and, of course, the demands on me and the players are going to be high, expectations and we've just got to get back to what, as I said, we started to look like and what we were for a while and we've got the players to do that."