{"id":1517706,"date":"2026-11-11T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1517706"},"modified":"2026-11-11T17:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T17:06:29","slug":"mauricio-pochettino-man-utd-manager-analysis-three-jobs","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/mauricio-pochettino-man-utd-manager-analysis-three-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why appointing Mauricio Pochettino alone won’t solve Man Utd’s problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manchester United<\/a> are finalising a deal to appoint Mauricio Pochettino<\/a> as their next manager, should Michael Carrick<\/a> be sacked, according to reportsf<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carrick is still Man Utd manager as things stand and a decision is yet to be made about his future. But Pochettino has been lined up to replace the Englishman should the trigger be pulled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Name a player from a real result: a scorer wins you three points, an appearance one. Can you win the league — or the Champions League?<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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It would see a return to the Premier League<\/a> for Pochettino, who last managed Chelsea<\/a> before taking the reins of the United States<\/a>. The Argentine also has experience in England<\/a> with Southampton<\/a> and Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>, taking the latter to the 2019 Champions League final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this would not be a straightforward job. Much like the task that was at hand at Chelsea, Pochettino would need to fix Man Utd’s problems while simultaneously building a project for the future. And Man Utd have a lot of problems, currently sitting in the relegation zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deeper Man Utd problems<\/h2>