Man Utd appoint Mauricio Pochettino as head coach

Manchester United have announced Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach after parting ways with Michael Carrick. Under Carrick, the club made the worst start to a Premier League season and, after 10 matches, sat in the relegation zone.

Pochettino will join Manchester after managing the United States men's national team in its two matches against Haiti. He will hold his first training session with his new players on Thursday. He has a contract running until the summer of 2029. Sky Sports News learned that the club would have to pay about £7.4 million to get out of the new contract he signed with the US.

The club statement highlighted Pochettino's high-tempo, attack-minded style of football, his efforts to build strong and cohesive teams, and his success in developing players. The Argentine coach has yet to win a major trophy in England. He reached the League Cup and Champions League finals with Tottenham, and won the Coupe de France and the Ligue 1 title with PSG. Reports circulating on Thursday evening of disagreements between the club's management and the owners were described by club sources as completely untrue.