Sir Alex Ferguson’s private verdict on Man Utd appointing Pochettino after Carrick sack emerges
Sir Alex Ferguson wants a union between Manchester United and Mauricio Pochettino at Old Trafford, according to a reliable journalist.
Ferguson wanted Man Utd to appoint Pochettino as manager of the first team back in the summer of 2016.
Pochettino was in charge of Tottenham Hotspur at the time, and Ferguson met the Argentine for lunch in London.
Man Utd have since considered bringing Pochettino to Old Trafford on two other occasions.
Pochettino is back on Man Utd’s radar, as the club’s co-owners, INEOS, are planning to sack Michael Carrick as manager.
Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has reported that Pochettino is one of the three top candidates for the Man Utd managerial role.
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Pochettino himself is said to be eager to leave his role as the USA manager and move to Old Trafford to replace Carrick as Man Utd boss.
Well-respected and well-connected journalist Melissa Reddy, who has 468,000 followers on X, has claimed that former Man Utd manager Sir Alex is in favour of Pochettino getting the role at Old Trafford and has been repeatedly telling the Premier League club and the Argentine to hatch a union.
Sir Alex Ferguson wants Mauricio Pochettino at Man Utd
Reddy wrote on X at 10:28pm on November 9: “Manchester United have previously engaged Mauricio Pochettino on at least three occasions to become their manager.
“They chickened out of negotiating with Daniel Levy at Tottenham when they really wanted him to take charge.
“They had the opportunity to hire him before PSG and dithered.
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“Then in 2022, during Ralf Rangnick’s interim spell, the club spoke to him again but didn’t want to be patient despite knowing he wanted to join and had an agreement with the French giants to leave at the end of the season.
“At every turn, United were in desperate need for someone who was proven at implementing an identity in the PL, creating a culture of excellence, maximising the tools at his disposal, fostering a family environment and trusting in youth but they fluffed their lines to go for an easier option. Which ended up being expensive mistake after expensive mistake.
“Sir Alex Ferguson has wanted Pochettino to be the manager at Old Trafford stretching back to his Spurs days – something he has repeatedly told the Argentine and mentioned at the club.
“Imagine if they had empowered Poch to build sustainable success back then instead of a break-glass option now when the club are in all kinds of tatters, especially off the pitch (Glazer debt & INEOS horrid decision-making), which informs everything on it.”
