UK Back Pages: Manchester United Not Interested in Pep Guardiola as Manager

Manchester United may not be setting hearts racing in the Premier League at the moment, but according to the back pages, it appears they are not interested in bringing in one of Europe's elite coaches, Pep Guardiola, if he becomes available.

Louis van Gaal's job—and Jose Mourinho's, whose Chelsea side tasted defeat on Saturday—are the talk of the sports sections:

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SUN SPORT: Roman Blind / We don't want Pep #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/cLas89d8Sx

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 5, 2015"

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STAR SPORT: Pep Snub/ £50m Kane hunt #tomorrowspaperstoday #mufc pic.twitter.com/OENail6egV

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 5, 2015"

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INDEPENDENT SPORT: Man U not keen on Guardiola #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/AsyJ2oPQCH

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 5, 2015"

The extension of United's lack of interest in Guardiola, as Daniel Taylor of the Guardian reports, is that Manchester City are therefore in better shape to bring him on board if he leaves Bayern Munich in the summer.

For his part, Van Gaal has also gone on the offensive, saying his side is not good enough at present, and suggesting that they are not capable of winning the Champions League:

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EXPRESS SPORT: LVG: This side is not good enough #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/LRZPdS1euH

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 5, 2015"

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SUN TEL SPORT: Van Gaal: We can't win Champions League #tomorrowspaperstoday #MUFC pic.twitter.com/RBx9JK3Vol

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 5, 2015"

Elsewhere, Mourinho gets sole focus on the back of the Daily Mail, with Roman Abramovich's reactions summing up the mood:

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MAIL SPORT: Jose defiant #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/RTxUMcynf9

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 5, 2015"

With those two managers in strife, some of the other stories haven't had quite the back page real estate they might otherwise have managed. However, in the stories above there's still rumours that United will go after Harry Kane to solve their goal crisis (Daily Star), and that Garry Monk is on the brink of losing his job at Swansea City (Independent).