Michael Carrick is presently doing his utmost to convince Manchester United to give him the top job at Old Trafford on a permanent basis - and he's making a fine fist of it so far.
The interim boss may not have been able to extend his winning start to five games at West Ham on Tuesday night but the Red Devils remain undefeated on his watch and looking very good indeed to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Were he to achieve that objective, which looked like a long shot under predecessor Ruben Amorim, Sir Jim Ratcliffe & Co. may well decide to stick with Carrick.
However, if they were to go with a more proven coach, regardless of the results between now and the end of the season, Spurs could conceivably move for Carrick, who is obviously a former Tottenham player.
At present, though, there are too many variables at play for the ex-England international to be labelled a frontrunner. Indeed, he’s more of a potential dark horse right now.