Manchester United appoint Pochettino as new head coach

Abdullateef Fowewe

Manchester United have confirmed that Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the club’s new men’s head coach.

In a statement on Friday, the club said, “Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the Manchester United men’s head coach.”

The Argentine will replace Michael Carrick, who was sacked on Thursday after a dismal start to the Premier League season that left United in the relegation zone.

Carrick’s departure came with the team having managed just one win in their first 10 league matches.

Pochettino, 54, is leaving his role as head coach of the United States men’s national team.

United are expected to pay a substantial release fee to secure his services, with reports indicating a two-and-a-half-year contract running until the summer of 2029.

The former Tottenham, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea manager will first complete the United States’ Concacaf Nations League commitments against Haiti before travelling to Manchester.

His first game in charge is expected to be the Premier League trip to Liverpool on 22 November.

The appointment marks the latest change in the managerial hotseat at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.

Pochettino becomes the club’s eighth permanent head coach in that period as United look to stabilise and climb away from the lower reaches of the table.