Pochettino explains why he missed out on Manchester United

Mauricio Pochettino is one of the managers whose name has been linked with Manchester United for years. The Argentine coach recalls that since he joined Southampton in January 2013 and entered English football, nearly a dozen interim, caretaker or permanent managers have taken charge at Old Trafford, from Sir Alex Ferguson to Michael Carrick.

In his interview with FourFourTwo earlier this year, Pochettino said the club had been interested in him. However, he noted that the ideal scenario for becoming United's manager never came to pass. He stressed that his lunch with Ferguson in 2016 had nothing to do with that matter. Pochettino, who was Tottenham's manager at the time, saw his name linked with United more often after that meeting.

Describing how the meeting came about, Pochettino recalled Southampton's match against United in Ferguson's final season. After the game, Ferguson said at his press conference that Southampton was the most complete opponent United had faced.