Mauricio Pochettino instantly bans Man Utd tradition every other manager has followed for a decade

Manchester United took the decision earlier in the week to relieve Michael Carrick of his duties as manager of the club, replacing him with Mauricio Pochettino.

The Argentine has long been one of the names linked to the job over the last 13 years following Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement.

United are a club of tradition, with the likes of Ferguson and the club’s other legendary manager, Matt Busby. Now it appears that Pochettino is set to ban a club tradition immediately after making his way to Old Trafford.

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Mauricio Pochettino set to end Manchester United tradition

The Argentine’s first match in charge of the Red Devils will be against fierce rivals Liverpool, which will be a major challenge, particularly as Pochettino will be continuing his international work with the United States in the week leading up to the Premier League fixture.

As United prepare for the arrival of their next manager, he has been getting his coaching staff ready, and this includes bringing his son Sebastiano, who was the fitness coach at the United States international team.

During his tenure, Carrick did not have his own fitness expert, and the Red Devils' lack of running and intensity was exposed during his 15 games in charge this season.

United are 19th for total distance covered in the Premier League, 17th for high-speed running distance, and 19th for average max speed this season.

Carrick inherited United fitness coach Charlie Owen, who has held this role since 2019, when he was promoted from within the club by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Erik ten Hag’s former assistant, Mitchell van der Gaag, approved Owen's fitness sessions, as did the players by all accounts, according to The Sun.

Ruben Amorim adjusted United’s training pattern so that their daily sessions became less intense as they approached matchday, ensuring the players were as fresh as possible.

The Portuguese manager was joined at United by Paulo Berreira, his fitness coach at Sporting Lisbon, while Jose Mourinho and Louis van Gaal also had their own fitness specialists.

Most importantly, players will have to get used to coming into training the next day after a match for a recovery session at Carrington. It is believed Carrick would give the players the next day off.

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Mauricio Pochettino’s links to Manchester United

Following his work with Tottenham Hotspur, Pochettino had been linked to the role when the club opted to give the job to Ten Hag.

Now, this may have been understandable at the time due to the work that the Dutchman had done with Ajax.

Following this, there would be no links to the role for several years, but he was once again considered for the job after Manchester United’s FA Cup win in 2024.

Finally, many fans have shown their frustration that they have had to pay to bring the Argentine to the club, after they could have got him for free after the World Cup. Instead, they opted to go for Carrick, but now Pochettino has taken over from the legend after just 10 Premier League games.