Several managers have been linked with succeeding Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United since the team's embarrassing 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool.
But one of the favourites, Brendan Rodgers, has been compared to Sir Alex Ferguson in the past and draws inspiration from the great man.
As quoted by the Daily Record in 2017, the current Leicester boss revealed his biggest managerial inspiration is Fergie. He told reporters: "Time with Sir Alex is gold dust, really.
"He is the big boss of everyone. He was incredible with what he formed, developed and cultivated all the way through and he also stayed modern all the way through.
"His enthusiasm, the drive, the hunger. The hunger. It is that drive, that relentless way of working and demanding to be the very best.
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"You have to always keep the complacency away and that’s what he mentioned last night.
"He actually mentioned that complacency is like a disease. We speak about it here [at Celtic] every day... To lead like he did at that level for so long is incredible.
"He is a very inspiring man and he has obviously got a real brain full of wisdom and knowledge of top level management.
"It’s incredible what he’s achieved. He’s up there as a beacon for every manager."
Rodgers has also achieved plenty during his 13-year managerial career and many in the game believe the best is yet to come.
His coaching CV includes promotion from the Championship at Swansea, a second-place Premier League finish at Liverpool and two Scottish Premiership titles at Celtic.
And since joining the Foxes in February 2019, Rodgers has guided them to consecutive fifth-place Premier League finishes and FA Cup glory last season.
After watching Leicester's lift the famous trophy, Ferguson told reporters: "They were fantastic.
"You know, I enjoy watching Leicester, actually, because they play good football and they have a good recruitment operation."
Rodgers first met Ferguson when he was just a teenager and has never forgotten the influence the United manager had on him.
The Leicester boss added in 2017: “It stuck with me the fact that every time I went there I saw Alex Ferguson every single day.
“Every day. It was incredible. I was 14 and I was seeing him every day - but that was the work he put in to everything, including the youth.”
Ferguson always had faith in youngsters, handing United debuts to David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and many more.
Rodgers is also known for giving youth a chance, playing Raheem Sterling at Liverpool and building his Leicester team around James Justin, Harvey Barnes and James Maddison.
And Foxes defender Jonny Evans, who won three Premier League titles under Ferguson at United, believes there are lots of similarities between Rodgers and his old boss.
In April, Maddison, Ayoze Perez and Hamza Choudhury were all made to train away from the first team by Rodgers after breaking coronavirus rules.
When asked by reporters if the manager's move reminded him of Ferguson, Evans replied: "You’re spot on and the way he dealt with it was fantastic.
"He's [Rodgers] very decisive and he let all the other players know where he stood, he was very open with his dialogue, his communication.
"As players, you can only have respect for that. The matter is dealt with now and it has been dealt with in the right way."
Rodgers has recently pledged his future to Leicester, telling reporters: "I’ve got a contract until 2025. I absolutely love being here."
But could he turn down the chance to work with Ferguson? The Scot's presence at Old Trafford won't diminish anytime soon and the two could be a match made in heaven.
After all, Rodgers has previously revealed how supportive Sir Alex has been about his career and insists the veteran's door is always open.
He said in 2017: "I think it’s just a natural thing. When you see someone in need or in any walk of life, then I’m always someone to hold my hand out and support.
"He did that when I got the sack from Reading and I got a letter from him. That meant a lot to me at that time.
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"I’m still relatively young as a manager at 44 [now 48] but there are guys in their early thirties coming in to it now. It’s a game where the most experience you have can help."
When Ferguson arrived at United in 1986, he drew inspiration from his legendary predecessor Matt Busby, Celtic icon Jock Stein and Liverpool hero Bill Shankly.
The next United boss will need to do the same with Sir Alex - and Rodgers won't shy away from that responsibility, perhaps making him the perfect man for the job.
