Mauricio Pochettino shocked Real Madrid on Tuesday night, and if Jamie Carragher gets his way the Tottenham boss with follow Zinedine Zidane into the Bernabeu dugout.

Spurs pulled off a stunning 3-1 victory over the Spanish giants - with Dele Alli notching a brace before Cristian Eriksen converting a third.

The defeat confirmed the north London's progression to the Champions League knock-out stages but piled the pressure on Real boss Zidane.

The Champions League and La Liga champions have had a by-their-high-standards dismal start to the season.

Zidane could be replaced by Pochettino (
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Pochettino's stock has risen while at Spurs (
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They are eight points adrift of table topping Barcelona in the league - with a 2-1 defeat to newly promoted Girona last weekend the latest in a string of poor results.

And if Real bosses did decide to ditch French legend Zidane, former Liverpool man Carragher reckons Pochettino, who has previously managed Espanyol in Spain, would be the perfect man to lift the titans.

"Zinedine Zidane or Mauricio Pochettino? Based on their CVs there is no choice, yet you will not find a single Spurs fan willing to swap their coach for the Real Madrid legend," Carragher told the Daily Telegraph.

Florentino Perez should have Pochettino on his "Christmas wish list" (
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"In fact, if Zidane’s troubles continue in Spain I am confident Pochettino would be the first name on the Real president Florentino Perez’s Christmas wishlist.

"Since retiring and moving into punditry, Pochettino's Tottenham are the team I have enjoyed watching most. They are everything you want in terms of balance; attacking, defending, bringing youngsters through and improving players."

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