Under pressure Italy coach Roberto Mancini is being considered by Manchester United.

The Mirror says Italy's World Cup elimination has heightened the possibility of United launching an approach for Mancini, who pipped Sir Alex Ferguson to the title back in 2012 when Manchester City manager.

Shortly after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's sacking, the 57-year-old was touted as a “wildcard" option to be the next boss, with United still going through the process to make an appointment this summer.

Speaking shortly after those initial rumours went public, Mancini ruled himself out of the running, insisting his only aim was to secure World Cup qualification. But with that now out of reach, the prospect of bringing him to Old Trafford could be back on the cards.

After Thursday night's playoff defeat to North Macedonia, Mancini replied to questions about his future: “We will see. Now I feel too disappointed to speak about my future, we will see. I'm sure this team has a great future. I'm supporting these players now more than ever."