Zinedine Zidane could be handed the reins at Real Madrid in the next few days according to Jamie Carragher.

Following the Spanish club's exit at the semi-final stages of the Champions League and the fact they are unlikely to win La Liga this term, ex-Liverpool defender Carragher expects Carlo Ancelotti to be sacked with former midfield maestro Zidane to take his place.

"There's talk of Zidane, who is in charge of the reserve team," Carragher said on Sky Sports.

"You wouldn't be surprised at Real Madrid if that happened in the next couple of days, and they give someone else the job for the last three or four games to see how Zidane went.

"That's the nature of Real Madrid. They hire and fire managers. We've seen people fired when they've won the Champions League so the fact that [Ancelotti] is going to play a season without winning a trophy, there's no chance of him being here next year."