Louis van Gaal nears the sack as Ed Woodward reportedly makes contact with Jose Mourinho’s agent

Manchester United might not wait until summer to give Jose Mourinho Louis van Gaal's job.

In fact, it's now being claimed that Ed Woodward has already made the call to the former Chelsea boss's agent to see if he would be willing to take over from van Gaal before the end of this season.According to The Mirror, the United executive vice-chairman has spoken to Jorge Mendes on Friday morning, following United's Europa League defeat to FC Midtjylland. Woodward, and the Glazer family, the club's owners, were prepared to leave Van Gaal in charge until the end of the season, but Thursday's shock defeat to the Danish champions has increased the pressure on the United manager.