Interim manager Ralf Rangnick has a number of selection dilemmas to solve at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon.
03.02.2022 - 10:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Talk centred around who will be Manchester United’s next manager continues to dominate discussions.
Interim boss Ralf Rangnick will be in charge until the summer and as it stands, there’s a reported five-man shortlist to replace him.
One of the leading candidates on United 's shortlist is thought to be Paris Saint-Germain manager, Mauricio Pochettino.
The ex-Tottenham boss is only a year into a two-and-a-half-year deal, and his side are currently runaway Ligue 1 leaders.
However pressure on the Argentine was increased this week following his side’s shock Coupe de France exit to Nice.
There’s also greater pressure than ever from the PSG hierarchy for the club to win the Champions League, particularly following the signing of Lionel Messi in the summer.
Even if he secures the Ligue 1 title, Pochettino’s failure to deliver Europe’s biggest crown this season could result in his departure, especially taking into account reports late last year which stated that PSG had been approaching other managers to gauge their interest in taking over from Pochettino if his relationship with club officials declined.
If the parties are to go their separate ways at the end of the season, then that’s something that’d play right into the hands of United who have been long term admirers of the 49-year-old on the back of the impressive work he did at Tottenham.
His attractive and high-octane tactics turned Spurs into one of the Premier League’s most dominant sides, and Pochettino can count himself as hugely unlucky that he didn’t manage to achieve more success in terms of silverware during his five-year stay in North London.
Whilst it’s his footballing philosophy that tends to draw the most praise, this week we were reminded of the
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