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Mauricio Pochettino has already delivered verdict on Premier League return amid Manchester United links

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, November 9). Mauricio Pochettino has already delivered verdict on Premier League return amid Manchester United links. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/mauricio-pochettino-premier-league-return-man-utd-b1304237.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-09 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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Mauricio Pochettino is being considered as Manchester United's next head coach after Michael Carrick, potentially before their upcoming match against Liverpool. Previously linked to the position during his time at Tottenham, Pochettino expressed in a L’Equipe interview earlier this year that he misses English football and its competitive spirit. However, despite these sentiments, Pochettino has signed a new contract with the U.S. national team through 2030, which complicates any potential move back to England immediately.
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The Argentine, who managed both Tottenham and Chelsea in the Premier League, has emerged as the new favourite to replace Michael Carrick - who is reportedly expected to be relieved of his duties as Man Utd head coach.
However, the former United and England midfielder has been unable to keep the good times rolling and is now set to pay the ultimate price.
While the under-pressure manager ended a run of nine games without a win as Man United beat Roma in the Champions League last week and then rescued a point at home to Aston Villa - having twice trailed by two goals - those results will not be enough to keep Carrick in the job.
This is because Danks would not be expected to leave the Bundesliga champions mid-season, and has performed well in the absence of Vincent Kompany, who was taken to hospital last month fter collapsing during reserve-team training.
While the review will ask how the club - collectively - can quickly reverse their decline, the aforementioned report states there are three key reasons why United are not rushing a decision over the head coach position -
Only a win over Villa will be enough to ensure United do not spent the entirety of the November international break in the bottom three, though defeat to Unai Emery’s side will likely see calls for Carrick to be sacked grow even louder.
As such, should Bayern - who are said to currently view Kane as “untouchable” - agree to sell the striker before his new contract expires, Tottenham would have to decide whether to match the bid in order to give the striker a decision to make.
The wait could be over on Sunday as the winger has been tipped to replace Amad on the right-hand side of Man United’s attack.
While, Tuesday night’s comeback win over Roma in the Champions League allowed Carrick to survive another day in the Old Trafford hot-seat, the former Man United midfielder will be aware that he is not out of the woods just yet.
However, it was the substitution of Ezri Konsa in the second half that has provided cause for concern - even if William Saliba was named in the matchday squad for the first time after recovering from a back injury.
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Argentine Chelsea Man Utd Tottenham the Premier League

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Pochettino PERSON · 4× Tottenham ORG · 2× the Premier League ORG · 2× Argentine NORP · 1× Chelsea ORG · 1× Eddie Howe PERSON · 1× Liverpool ORG · 1× Man United ORG · 1× Man Utd ORG · 1× Michael Carrick PERSON · 1×

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After guiding USA to a respectable round of 16 finish at the 2026 World Cup, Pochettino signed a new contract in August to stay on with the national team and his deal runs through until the 2030 World Cup.
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The Argentine, who managed both Tottenham and Chelsea in the Premier League, has emerged as the new favourite to replace Michael Carrick - who is reportedly expected to be relieved of his duties as Man Utd head coach.

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The Argentine, who managed both Tottenham and Chelsea in the Premier League, has emerged as the new favourite to replace Michael Carrick - who is reportedly expected to be relieved of his duties as Man Utd head coach. uncertain
who → manage → coach
According to reports, Man United are anticipating a managerial change before facing bitter rivals Liverpool at Anfield a week on Sunday and Pochettino is the new leading contender, ahead of Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann. It is not the first time Pochettino has been linked with the Old Trafford post as it was almost a regular occurrence during his time at Tottenham. uncertain
it → accord → Tottenham
But would he be open to a move now, should the vacancy become available in the near future? asserted
vacancy → become → future
Judging by comments made in an interview with L’Equipe earlier in the year, Pochettino would be keen to manage in the Premier League again. asserted
Pochettino → judge → League
“I miss the football scene in England. asserted
I → miss → England
I love the country, its culture, the football culture,” he said. asserted
he → love → country
“For anyone with a competitive spirit who wants to measure themselves against others and test their limits, it's the ideal place. asserted
it → want → limits
Here, you have to give your best constantly.” asserted
you → have → best
After guiding USA to a respectable round of 16 finish at the 2026 World Cup, Pochettino signed a new contract in August to stay on with the national team and his deal runs through until the 2030 World Cup. asserted
deal → guide → Cup
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