Christian Pulisic breaks silence on Mauricio Pochettino to Man United with blunt message to US manager
Christian Pulisic has a fairly blunt message for Mauricio Pochettino when responding to his imminent move to become Manchester United's head coach.
Just over 24 hours after confirming that Michael Carrick had been sacked, Manchester United announced Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach.
Currently on international duty with the United States of America, Pochettino will join United on November 18, just four days before a tough welcome back to the Premier League facing Liverpool at Anfield.
Ahead of Pochettino's departure, several of the USA's big players have shared messages praising the boss, with one notable omission, Pulisic.
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But now, the US captain has finally broken his silence on the manager's upcoming departure, and he didn't spend much time thanking Pochettino.
Christian Pulisic issues blunt message to Mauricio Pochettino ahead of Man United move
Before he can join United, Pochettino must first lead the USA for their two-legged CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final against Haiti, the first of which took place on Saturday.
The US dominated the game with a 6-0 victory that saw score a brace to continue what has been a great spell under Pochettino.
Despite this, it doesn't seem the former Chelsea winger is particularly worried about the Argentine manager's imminent departure, as he didn't have much to say when asked about Pochettino following the first-leg win over Haiti.
"We just have to continue as we’re doing, to grow as a team,” Pulisic said.
“We had some good moments, he brought a lot of excitement to the team,” he added, briefly reflecting on Pochettino’s USMNT legacy.
Pochettino was appointed USA manager in September 2024, tasked with preparing the for their home World Cup this past summer.
In his first year, he led to team to fourth in the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League before reaching the Gold Cup final, where they lost 2-1 to Mexico.
When the World Cup arrived, Pochettino and Team USA greatly surpassed expectations, topping their before securing their first World Cup knockout win since 2002, beating Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32.
In this time, Pulisic has scored four goals and assisted five more in 18 games under Pochettino.
The pair did have a public fall out in 2025 after Pulisic made it clear he wanted to rest for the Gold Cup, but Pulisic subsequently played down suggestions of a rift, saying everything was all good with the head coach.
That being said, it's clear that he's not exactly going to be holding back the tears after Pochettino takes charge of his final match as USMNT manager on November 17.
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However, this feeling isn't shared by many other members of the USMNT, who have since spoken out to thank Pochettino ahead of his final match.
"He's just created a great foundation and a great base for this team," midfielder Sebastian Berhalter said.
"I think we all know what we're expected, and we're always working 100%. We're always fighting, doing the little things to make sure we're representing this country in the right way.
"He really instilled that in us, even though he's an Argentinian coach, he made us even more proud to be American. I can't thank him enough."
Folarin Balogun, who as at the centre of some major controversy during the USA's World Cup campaign, added: "If I had to vote, I would like to keep things the way they are.
"I think things have been working well. We have a clear playing style -- whenever you have a top coach, you'd want him to stay. It's a no-brainer."
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Topics: Mauricio Pochettino, Christian Pulisic, Man Utd
Ben McCrum
