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Meeting of two lost souls: can Pochettino make it work at Manchester United? | Barney Ronay

There is nothing surprising in the news Manchester United may be on the verge of appointing Mauricio Pochettino.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 11, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC
Key points
  • “See you next …” Pochettino began as he headed to the tunnels of Allianz Field in Saint Paul, before cutting his sentence short.
  • Manager has been hurt by experiences at elite clubs but several players at Old Trafford could fit his playing style Welcome, Mauricio, to the meat grinder.
  • Maybe he just needed to be broken enough to make it fit.

The former Tottenham manager is always going to be a subject of interest, but United’s job carries a rare power As Mauricio Pochettino left the podium to close his final press conference of the last international window, he offered an ambiguous farewell.

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  • And who knows, perhaps there is even a kind of accidental synergy here.
  • Then, a bit of a sing-song: “See you next, see you next.” Continue reading...

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