Zinedine Zidane shatters Mourinho's record as Real Madrid boss after Osasuna victory

Zinedine Zidane shatters Mourinho's record as Real Madrid boss after Osasuna victory

- Zinedine Zidane guided Real Madrid to 4-1 emphatic win over Osasuna

- Los Blancos opened a six-point gap over rivals Barcelona after 23 rounds of games

- Zidane beats Jose Mourinho's record to become the third manager with most wins as Real boss

Zinedine Zidane guided Real Madrid to an emphatic 4-1 win away from home over Osusana in Sunday's La Liga clash at Estadio El Sadar.

Unai Garcia opened scoring for the hosts in the 14th minute but a 33rd-minute equaliser from Isco leveled parity for the visitors.

Captain fantastic Sergio Ramos handed Los Blancos the lead for the first time in the game in the 38th minute as they went victorious in the first half.

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Two second-half goals from Lucas Vazquez and Luka Jovic sealed the victory for the away team as they extend their lead on the table to six points pending Barcelona's visit to Real Betis.

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It was, however, more than a victory for Zidane who surpassed Jose Mourinho to become the club's manager with third all-time for the most wins in the Spanish top flight.

Miguel Munoz and Vicente del Bosque are the top two managers with more wins than the former midfielder in charge of the Galacticos.

According to Goal.com Munoz was in charge of the most successful team in Europe from 1960 - 1974.

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Meanwhile, Ramos who scored one of the goals of the night made his 440th appearances for the Bernabeu outfit.

The Spaniard now ranks fifth in the club’s all-time league appearance list surpassing Fernando Hierro.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has clashed with club's president Florentino Perez over failure to go for the signing of Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba.

The Frenchman has for the past three seasons been linked with a move to join Los Blancos but the club's chief has refused to sanction the move even when it is clear the player wants to quit playing for the Red Devils.

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And Zidane, after staging a return to the Bernabeu has hammered on the need for the club to bring the want-away star to the Spanish capital.

They signed Eden Hazard last summer but are still looking for quality signing to make the team a lot more competitive having failed to lift any title last campaign.

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