π¨π¨π| JUST IN: Mauricio Pochettino is still expected to take charge of the US national team for their upcoming two games against Haiti, even as he nears an agreement with Manchester United. The situation remains fluid and could change. [@TheAthleticFC]
π¨π¨| BREAKING: Mauricio Pochettino to Manchester United is now done. Avram Glazer joined a virtual call to sign off on the deal. [@samuelluckhurst]
π¨π¨π| NEW: Marcus Rashford is said to have a good relationship with Michael Carrick and had hoped to provide more support on the pitch than he was able to do, but playing through the pain barrier only made his injury worse.
It is believed Rashford had offered to go on the bench for the recent game against Chelsea, but Manchester United decided against it.Β
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π¨π¨π| NEW: Marcus Rashford visited a groin specialist in Dublin last week and has begun a new recovery plan.
He aggravated a hip injury this season, originally sustained during the World Cup, with the problem then spreading to the groin area.
United hope Rashford could be in the running for the LiverpoolΒ game.
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π¨π¨π| NEW: Youri Tielemans and Lisandro Martinez clashed on the team flight back to Manchester after the Atletico Madrid 2-0 loss as cracks began to show in an increasingly unhappy camp. [@ChrisWheelerDM, @NathSalt1]
π¨π¨π| NEW: Sources close to the Manchester United dressing room believe that Michael Carrick has been βhung out to dryβ as United dithered over his future and then began a futile attempt to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as his replacement in secret. [@NathSalt1, @ChrisWheelerDM]
π¨π¨π| NEW: The United States have cancelled media access scheduled for Wednesday as Manchester United prepare to make a move for their head coach Mauricio Pochettino. [@SkySportsNews]
π¨π¨π| Sir Alex Ferguson wanted Mauricio Pochettino as a potential successor to Louis van Gaal in 2016.
Over lunch and a Β£114 bottle of wine, Ferguson shared how he rebuilt Manchester United and urged Pochettino to trust his own methods.
10 years on, the Argentine is very close to becoming the United manager.
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π¨π¨ποΈ| @alex_crook: βMichael Carrick is a man of honour who deserves BETTER than being put through the farce of having to take training for two days knowing his exit is being plotted 1,000 miles away in Monaco.
βBut the lack of dignity and respect Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada are showing to a club legend who saved their skins last season is symbolic of the club Pochettino will be walking into.β
π¨π¨π| BREAKING: Manchester United have now reached an agreement in principle with Mauricio Pochettino. The next step now is to trigger his release clause. [@alex_crook]
π¨π¨π| NEW: Mauricio Pochettino is ready to accept the Manchester United head coach position, with talks over his appointment underway.
USAβs games against Haiti make the timing sensitive, but Pochettino is keen on the job once Michael Carrick is relieved of his duties.
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π¨π¨ποΈ| @sistoney67: βTold the Pochettino situation is virtually agreed. Still no public statement from Manchester United on whether they will activate it, and if they do, not clear if he will remain in charge of the USA for the two Haiti games.β
π¨π¨ποΈ| David Ornstein on Mauricio Pochettino:
βIβm hearing now that he is reinvigorated to an extent that heβs not been at for a long time, that you will see a different version of him now, that he has his energy restored.β