Jose Mourinho tells friends he is confident he has landed Man United job.

Under fire boss Louis van Gaal insists claims he will be replaced at the end of the season by Mourinho are wide of the mark.

But Starsport understands talk of the former Chelsea manager taking charge at Old Trafford in the summer is rife in football circles with at least one high profile figure describing it privately as a "done deal".

Bookmakers BetVictor were yesterday quoting the Portuguese coach at just 1/5 to be United's next boss.

United's poor displays this season have also seen a wobble off the pitch.

Exective vice chairman Ed Woodward can expect a grilling from shareholders tomorrow when the club announce their latest quarterly results in a conference call to investors.

United's share price slumped to a new three-year low of £9.61 at the start of the week, wiping around £57m off the value of the club.

The slide on the New York Stock exchange saw United's shares valued at their lowest price since December 2012.

It came the day after United's 1-1 draw at Chelsea, which left Van Gaal's side six points off a Champions League qualification place.

Failing to reach the top four and make it back into Europe's elite competition would leave a big hole in United's balance sheet.

The uncertainty over United's managerial position will also do little for confidence with Woodward also likely to face questions over the future of Van Gaal.

Woodward has delivered consistent commercial success at Old Trafford - notably a record-breaking £750m kit deal with Adidas in 2014 - and last week United announced a new deal with 20th Century Fox.

But on the football front he has so far been found wanting and may need to re-assure the money men that he can turn things round as United - who have lost just one of their last nine games - hope for a storming end to the season.

United sacked David Moyes in April 2014 after it became clear they would not qualify for the Champions League.

But long-serving midfielder Michael Carrick insists the draw at Chelsea does not spell the end of their top four hopes in the Premier League.

And the England international is also eyeing a first piece of silverware since 2013 with United still in the FA Cup and about to launch their Europa League campaign against Danish champions Midtjylland a week tomorrow.

Carrick said: "If we'd have gone to Chelsea and got a win we'd have been in good shape, but it wasn't to be and it makes things harder for us.

"We have to battle on though, keep going and play something like we have been doing over the last few weeks and then see where that takes us.

"There is plenty to play for this month and of course plenty of points to play for in the league. We're not giving anything up just yet."

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