Bruno Fernandes has twice rejected contract offers from Manchester United and will now hold off on any further talks whilst Mauricio Pochettino shows his hand

Bruno Fernandes will halt anymore Manchester United contract talks until he gets a sense of what the team will look like under Mauricio Pochettino.

The Argentine has just been hired at Old Trafford to replace Michael Carrick, who departs with the Red Devils sitting in the relegation zone. It has been a season to forget thus far and Pochettino has a huge job if he is to revive the team immediately.

The former Tottenham and PSG boss arrives with an impressive reputation, and was firmly in line for the United gig previously. But he will inherit a squad that is underperforming and under resourced, which has left Fernandes wanting to watch on for the forseeable.

Fernandes remains the club's talisman and has now knocked back two fresh contract offers, with his current deal expiring at the end of the season. And even though the change of manager brings fresh hope, he wants to see how things pan out.

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Not until he's seen what a Pochettino United side look like will he choose to commit himself to the Red Devils, who do have a one-year option in their favour, which would prevent him walking out the door for nothing this summer.

A source told The Sun: “Bruno wants to see what happens for the rest of this season before committing. His relationship with the club has been up and down in the last few years.

“He enjoyed a best-ever season but is unhappy with some of the decisions since Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos bought into the club. He knows Poch is a good manager but wants to see the club back him properly - he and some other players think they have been set up to fail this season.”

It is well documented that the club didn't get all their desire summer targets, including a left-back and a No 9. That saw Lisandro Martinez take aim at the hierarchy weeks ago for failing to add to the squad.

Fernandes too let his frustration spill over earlier this year when he opened fire on Carrick and his tactics following a loss at Como. That saw him bench days later for the loss to Bournemouth, where he was jeered by sections of the home crowd.

Fernandes is well paid at Old Trafford and is £300,000 a week salary is just shy of the club's top earner, Marcus Rashford, who penned his deal several years ago when he was in the form of his career. Saudi clubs previously expressed an interest in Fernandes and more recently he's been linked to Turkey.