Manchester United have appointed Mauricio Pochettino as Michael Carrick's successor.
Manchester United Official Statement:
Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the Manchester United men’s head coach from 18 November.
The club has reached an agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation for Mauricio and his staff to be released after the conclusion of their responsibilities with the U.S. Men’s National Team.
The Argentinian is renowned for his high-intensity, attacking style of football, his dedication to building strong, cohesive teams and his outstanding record of developing individual players.
Pochettino has consistently performed at the highest level of football across multiple leagues. He began his coaching career with Espanyol in 2009 before joining Southampton and achieving a club-record Premier League points tally in 2014.
During five full seasons at Tottenham Hotspur, Pochettino established the club as regular UEFA Champions League contenders, securing qualification in four consecutive seasons and leading the club to its first final in the competition in 2019.
In 2021, he joined Paris Saint-Germain, where he won the Ligue 1 title, the Coupe de France and the Trophée des Champions before joining Chelsea in 2023.
Most recently he led the U.S. Men’s National Team to the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup.
Carrick was sacked on Thursday after leading United to just one win in their first 10 Premier League games in 2026-27 (D5 L4).
Despite coming from 2-0 and 4-2 down to earn a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa in what turned out to be Carrick's final game in charge, United are spending the international break in the relegation zone, sitting 18th.
It is their lowest position 10 games into a top-flight season since 1986-87, when they were 20th.
They have also gone eight Premier League games without a win for the second time, also doing so in April and May 2025, under Ruben Amorim.
And it is Pochettino who is tasked with turning things around at Old Trafford, despite signing a new deal with the United States following the World Cup.
He has signed a reported two-and-a-half-year deal at Old Trafford, becoming the club's eighth permanent manager since the retirement of Alex Ferguson in May 2013.
Pochettino will take charge of the USA for both legs of their CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final against Haiti this international break, before heading to Manchester and preparing for a clash with rivals Liverpool.
Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the Manchester United men’s head coach.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 13, 2026
Pochettino has been linked with United numerous times in the past and had been in talks with the club in 2022, though they opted to appoint Erik ten Hag instead.
The 54-year-old has previous experience in the Premier League, having taken charge of Southampton, Tottenham and Chelsea across his career.
His most successful spell was with Spurs, whom he led between May 2014 and June 2019, taking charge of 202 Premier League games.
He has overseen the most Premier League games in Spurs' history and recorded the most wins (113) – that is 43 more than any other boss has managed for the club (Harry Redknapp is second with 70).
During Pochettino's tenure at Spurs, they scored 372 goals in the top-flight, which ranked fourth in the division in that time, behind Arsenal (376), Liverpool (394) and Manchester City (470), in addition to reaching the 2019 Champions League final, which they lost to Liverpool.
Of managers to oversee 30+ Premier League games, Pochettino (51%) has the 19th-best win ratio in the competition's history.
After facing Liverpool, United will travel to Sporting CP in the Champions League before Pochettino's first home game in charge of Brentford on November 28.