Manchester United have registered a new signing in the same week that they have sacked Michael Carrick and appointed Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach

Manchester United have signed Tyler Adjei from Reading and registered the England youth international this week.

Adjei, 16, joins in the same week that United have sacked Michael Carrick and have agreed to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach. The former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager officially takes charge on 18 November, days after the arrival of their newest player.

He is expected to link up with Darren Fletcher's Under-18s setup and has been signed as a centre-forward. The youngster is highly rated after United fended off a host of rival top clubs to land Adjei's signature from the League One club.

One source told The Athletic: "He's got an athletic profile; he's got more to come physically. He moves well; he has a good temperament, mentality and demeanour. He has a good energy to train. He's got a way to go technically, as is the norm for a player of his age."

Adjei is not yet at full fitness and will require time to settle into life in Manchester following the completion of the registration process between the two clubs.

Fletcher's Under-18s have impressed greatly this campaign. Speaking publicly last month in the wake of a 6-0 demolition of Burnley, the coach offered MUTV insight into his footballing philosophy.

"We play attacking football; I know it is in the club's identity and the DNA," Fletcher said. "We want to play fast, direct, attacking football, but there is a lot more controlled possession element; that is just the way football is going these days.

"When you attack quickly, fluidly, get people into the box who make really good decisions. The key to football is decision making, so when we got into the final third, the decision making was brilliant today [against Burnley].

"Whether you pass, whether you cross, you shoot or use your team-mate, whether you are running to make space for your team-mate, all that decision-making has been fantastic, and I keep challenging them to do that."

Adjei is the latest talent to join the Under-18 setup and will line up alongside notable names, including Carrick's son, Jacey, and Kai Rooney, the son of United legend Wayne Rooney. Every youngster at the club will have their attention firmly focused following Pochettino's appointment.

The Argentine built his reputation on nurturing young talent during his tenure at Spurs. Dele Alli and, to a degree, Harry Kane were among his most celebrated success stories.