Manchester United are closing in on appointing Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach if they decide to part ways with Michael Carrick.
With the club sat in 18th position in the Premier League, David Ornstein claims that the decision makers at Old Trafford have decided to make the decision to axe Michael Carrick after only one win in the first ten games of the league season. It was revealed on Monday by The Athletic that the decision to relieve Carrick of his managerial duties was expected to be made, but it now appears that Pochettino is the man they have decided to take the club forward.
Advertisement
The former Chelsea and Tottenham manager is currently the United States men’s national team coach. He guided the USMNT to the last 16 of the this years World Cup, which of course they were co-hosts for, before eventually losing heavily to Belgium 4-1.
The Argentine coach has long been rumoured to take over at Manchester United, with his name consistently being linked to role after managerial sackings. It is also understood that Pochettino has had a long-standing interest in the Old Trafford hot-seat, and seems to finally be getting his chance to bring United back to the top of English football.
Manchester United have yet to contact U.S. Soccer, but are expected to pay the clause to release Pochettino from contract until 2030 with the USMNT.
Disclaimer : This story is auto aggregated by a computer programme and has not been created or edited by DOWNTHENEWS. Publisher: Sports.yahoo.com
