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Nov 12, 2026, 12:18 PM GMT
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Manchester United have formally sacked Michael Carrick as manager, and a deal has been agreed for Mauricio Pochettino to replace him at Old Trafford.
The iconic midfielder was handed his marching orders on Thursday morning in a face-to-face meeting with Omar Berrada, after the club agreed terms with the Argentine coach to take over in his place. Formal contact is underway with US Soccer, and a deal is expected to be a formality at this stage.
The 54-year-old has been linked to the post for the best part of a decade, having been considered as a potential candidate in 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2024, although the board consistently opted for alternative options instead.
Pochettino, who is currently in charge of the USMNT, has a $10m (£7.4m) release clause in his contract and is expected to bring his staff with him, with GIVEMESPORT understanding that total compensation is expected to be $12m (£9m).
The former Spurs, PSG and Chelsea boss is also expected to remain in charge of the USA for their Nations League quarter-final double-header with Haiti this week, before taking over at Old Trafford.
The decision to part ways with Carrick has been common knowledge for several days now, despite only becoming official on Thursday, and that has given many fans, pundits and ex-players the opportunity to digest it and share their opinions.
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That is also true for club legend Gary Neville, who has been speaking on The Overlap's most recent episode and admitted that he was happy with the choice of Pochettino to become the next manager of his boyhood club.
"There'll be a new project," he said.
"I mean, to be fair, you know this. I've actually asked for Mauricio Pochettino to be the manager of Manchester United, probably for about seven or eight years, and he's finally going to get it. A bit late in the day for me, but he's going to get it, and he's going to be sat in the Anfield dugouts a week on Sunday."
While Pochettino has got plenty of Premier League experience, stepping into the Man Utd manager's job at this stage is no easy task. But worse for him, is that his first game in charge will be a trip to Anfield to take on arch-rivals Liverpool.
The 54-year-old is likely to have only had a few days on the training pitch his his new squad and players, and he will have to quickly implement his style of play, while also deciding what the best lineup to fit those needs is, all while going up against an in-form team at a hostile away ground.
Neville has always been a big fan of Pochettino and has vocally expressed that in the past, and now he will have the opportunity to show why he received such backing from a club legend after finally landing the role of his dreams.
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