A new report has claimed Manchester United chiefs Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox wanted Eddie Howe to replace Michael Carrick, but the Glazers said 'no' and opted for Mauricio Pochettino instead.

Pochettino is on the verge of being appointed as United's next head coach after the club reached a verbal agreement in principle with the former Tottenham and Chelsea manager.

A number of high-profile names have been linked with the job, including Julian Nagelsmann, Antonio Conte and Eddie Howe.

In fact, if chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox had 'got their way', Howe would have been tasked with turning things around at Old Trafford, according to the Daily Mail.

The report goes on to claim that the Glazers, who have been 'petrified' by the club's decline of late, said ‘no’ to Howe and stepped in to install Pochettino as United's next head coach.

Back in October, The Guardian suggested that the former Newcastle manager was Wilcox's preferred choice to replace Carrick, with his extensive Premier League experience placing him ahead of other candidates.

Joel and Avram Glazer, meanwhile, have admired Pochettino for years, with the club previously considering appointing him in 2018 and 2022 before opting for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag respectively.

It must also be noted that the club's American owners have close ties to billionaire Ken Griffin, who is said to have helped finance Pochettino's contract with the United States national team.

Seven players who Mauricio Pochettino will ‘like’ at Man Utd, including Marcus Rashford

A former colleague of Pochettino has identified seven United players whose qualities "fit the way he likes his teams to play."

The Argentine will be hoping to get the best out of an underperforming squad in the coming months, but there is plenty of talent within the ranks to climb up the Premier League ladder.

A report from The Telegraph suggests Pochettino will relish the chance to work with Marcus Rashford, for example, a player who has struggled for regular minutes since returning from a loan spell at Barcelona.

In fact, a source told the publication that the Argentine will "put an arm around him and give him that same kind of love he showed to Dele Alli".

Pochettino gave him the freedom to operate behind Harry Kane, with his standout campaign coming in 2016-17, when he scored 18 league goals as Tottenham finished second behind Chelsea.

As well as Rashford, Pochettino will 'like' to work under Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Carlos Baleba, Amad, Luke Shaw and Patrick Dorgu, according to The Telegraph's source, who has previously worked with Pochettino.

"They are all players who have qualities he usually likes and fit the way he likes his teams to play. Some of the others might have to prove themselves to him," the source added.