JOSE MOURINHO is the ideal choice to take over from Alex Ferguson when the Manchester United boss retires, according to Rio Ferdinand.
The 67-year-old Scot originally planned to quit at the end of the 2004-05 season but then famously reversed his plans.
But he has hinted he might finally be ready to step down from the Old Trafford hotseat within the next three years and Ferdinand reckons The Special One is the ideal choice to replace him.
Speaking to GQ, the England defender said: “There are very few people who could take over but if you're talking about someone with the ego and personality to do it, then Jose Mourinho is the name that jumps out at you.”
The Inter Milan coach previously spent three years at Chelsea where he won two Premier League titles and an FA Cup before quitting the west Londoners in 2007.
Italian giants Inter are six points clear at the top of Serie A, and Mourinho looks set to clinch the Scudetto in his first season in charge at the San Siro.
