Michael Carrick sacked by Manchester United with Pochettino poised to take over
Club pay tribute to ‘legend’ but say change ‘necessary’ Pochettino in line to take two USA games before leaving Mauricio Pochettino is poised to sign a deal to take over at Manchester United after Michael Carrick was sacked as the head coach with the team in the Premier League’s relegation zone.
Key points
- He will lead the United States for the final times in their Concacaf Nations League quarter-final games against Haiti on Saturday and Tuesday, a source told the Guardian, and should be at Carrington next week to prepare United to face Liverpool at Anfield in their first match after the international break.
- It’s that the Glazer ownership and Ratcliffe mismanagement has met the Man City revelations, meaning it’s hard to see the point anymore.
- A club drained of life, hollowed out … I can take crap football, but I can’t take this anymore.” Continue reading...
Michael Carrick has become the third recent Manchester United manager to be sacked midway through the season.
With the second US game finishing in the early hours of Wednesday GMT his first day with United is expected to be Thursday.
Additional details
- Pochettino was on Thursday discussing the last details to join a club with one win from their past 11 matches.
- £1bn taken out of the club while others were illicitly pumping in roughly the same.
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