Pochettino agrees to take charge of Manchester United

Manchester United have reached an agreement for Mauricio Pochettino to replace Michael Carrick as head coach. The deal was confirmed on November 12, after the US federation gave the green light for Pochettino to leave his position with the national team. He had agreed the terms on November 11, Fabrizio Romano said.

Pochettino is understood to believe he could not turn down the United job and is confident he can lead the club in the years ahead. Romano said he wants to achieve major success at Old Trafford.

Carrick has left United while the club sit in the Premier League relegation zone. He had continued to lead training earlier in the week, despite the decision to dismiss him having been made public days before he was personally informed.

Former United player Gary Neville said changing managers had repeatedly failed to solve the club’s problems over the past 12 years. He pointed to previous appointments including Solskjaer, Mourinho, Ten Hag, Amorim and Van Gaal, arguing that weaknesses in performance operations, recruitment and leadership also needed to be addressed.

Pochettino now takes on the task of improving United’s fortunes. The club had also considered Emery, Nagelsmann and Howe before settling on the former US manager.