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BOTH Manchester City and Manchester United are ‘eyeing Mauricio Pochettino’ with the Old Trafford club set to ditch Ole Gunnar Solskjaer without a pickup in form and with no doubts about Pep Guardiola’s future
Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is wanted by both Manchester United and Manchester City, reportedly with the future of his coaches shrouded in doubt.
The Argentine is locked up and loaded for his return to the Premier League, revealing that his ‘tank is completely full’ as he searches for his next job.
Pochettino was fired by Spurs nearly a year ago and has taken time to recharge amid constant ties with Barcelona, Madrid and Manchester.
Both Manchester United and Manchester City are interested in Mauricio Pochettino taking over
United are considering firing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after a shocking start to the season
Pep Guardiola could also leave City at the end of the season, as he has not yet signed a new contract
Meanwhile, Manchester United are off to a terrible start to the 2020-21 season and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has yet to sign a new contract at the Etihad. The Catalan’s contract expires in just seven months.
Both clubs are now forced to consider alternative options and believe Pochettino would be an ideal replacement, according to the Sun.
Pochettino never won the silver medal, but he oversaw an incredible transformation at Spurs, going from outsider status to becoming a serious threat on a tight budget, guiding North Londoners to the Champions League final.
That’s a stage United haven’t been close to since Sir Alex Ferguson left, and a return to the top still seems a long way off.
Solskjaer is tasked with hard work at United, the kind Pochettino craves right now.
Tottenham’s management of Pochettino has made him one of the favorites for the top positions in Europe
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is once again under pressure after failing to transfer form after United’s restart in 2019-20 to the new season, being beaten 6-1 by Spurs in his last game.
Meanwhile, City have also stuttered, embarrassed 5-2 by Leicester and held 1-1 by newly promoted Leeds.
The failure of the Citizens’ Champions League last season, colliding with Lyon in the Champions League final, also left Guardiola’s main goal of becoming European champion unfulfilled.
Those failures could be behind Guardiola’s unwillingness to commit to the club, and Pochettino will be one of the favorites to succeed him.
