Mauricio Pochettino's stance on replacing Michael Carrick as Man Utd manager after new twist

Mauricio Pochettino's thoughts on taking the job as Man United head coach have been revealed as the pressure on Michael Carrick rises.

Despite picking up a win and a draw in Manchester United's last two fixtures, Carrick is still facing the strong possibility that he might not be head coach of his former club come the end of the upcoming international break.

Several different managers have been linked with the United job, with former Spurs boss Pochettino recently emerging as the front runner, and now we know why.

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Mauricio Pochettino's true feelings on Man United job revealed

Big names like of Antonio Conte, Julian Nagelsmann, Eddie Howe and Fabian Hurzeler have all been linked with taking over at United if Carrick is sacked in recent weeks.

But, new reports have suggested that Pochettino, who is currently the USA men's national team manager, is now the leading favourite to the United job.

And according to a new report from talkSPORT, the Argentine would be interested in taking the job if it were offered to him, as he's open to a return to the Premier League .

In his last Premier League outing, Pochettino led Chelsea to sixth in the Premier League, while reaching the League Cup final and FA Cup semi-finals but left by mutual consent after only one season

Before that, he secured four consecutive top-four finishes with Spurs while reaching the 2015 League Cup final and 2019 Champions League final.

Michael Carrick responds to questions over his Man United future

Following the recent 4-4 draw with Aston Villa, Carrick was asked about his tenure as head coach, having led United their eighth league fixture without a win.

But, when asked if he would step away from the role, he firmly stated that he intends to stay in charge, saying: "It's not going to happen, no."

And when asked if he believed that he and his squad can turn things around following a disappointing start to the seasn, he reaffirmed his position that things will get better.

“Yeah, 100 per cent," Carrick said in his post-match press conference.

"I think there's more than enough. I think goals change games, and you've got to deal with it, and it's something we have to improve on drastically.

"But there's more than enough. We're just making it too difficult for ourselves at the moment in certain times.”