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Why will he? Do you really think he feels he needs to explain himself to anyone? Least of all the support that he is already having over.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe will one day have to explain why Manchester United didn’t follow Michael Carrick’s recommendation of the four players he felt the club needed in the summer window – Elliot Anderson, Lewis Hall, Morgan Rogers and, fourth on the list, Mateus Fernandes. Were debt repayments restricting their buying power? Was it simply because United felt the fees were too much for them?
In the case of Fernandes, United certainly felt Spurs overpaid for the midfielder from relegated West Ham - £85m for a player West Ham bought from Southampton a year earlier for £38m. But everyone knew the market was inflated and those were the fees being demanded – and commanded – for such young talent, especially in a World Cup summer.
Anderson went for £114m, Rogers for £115m. Hall (overlooked for World Cup) could probably have been got for £60m+ before he committed to Newcastle United. Anderson would have transformed United's midfield - certainly more than the £150m spent on Andrey Santos, Carlos Baleba and Youri Tielemans. Hall was the obvious choice to fill the problem position of left-back with Luke Shaw injured and 31.
There used to be a time when Manchester United would go for “best in class” players, even if that meant chunky fees. Not now. That has to change. Mauricio Pochettino will certainly expect Ratcliffe and Jason Wilcox to think bigger in the transfer market - more befitting of a club United's size. Carrick, understanding the challenge United faced in the summer, wanted United to buy properly. They didn't.
An indication of the way ahead will be whether Mauricio Pochettino's title is head coach or manager (and driving recruitment like Arteta, Emery). #MUFC
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International manager has not work for weeks and the week they decide to go for him he has work to do.
🚨🚨🌕| NEW: Mauricio Pochettino will still manage the USMNT for their two games against Haiti before heading to take over Manchester United.
These games are on 14 and 18 November.
United play Liverpool on 22 November.
[@TheAthleticFC]
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Nonsense
🚨 BREAKING: Manchester United are reportedly considering keeping Michael Carrick at Carrington as part of Mauricio Pochettino's backroom staff once a deal for the Argentine is finalised.
Rumours suggest Carrick's involvement in today's training session is linked to this plan, with United hopeful of completing Pochettino's appointment before Sunday's clash against Liverpool.
An unexpected twist in the managerial saga at Old Trafford.
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Thats good , he usually hets that spot on
🚨🚨| 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: Sir Alex Ferguson has long wanted Mauricio Pochettino to take charge of Manchester United. He firmly believes Pochettino is the right man to lead the club into a new era. [@GraemeBailey] #mufc
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Im all in with this just to see them do some running with a degree of intensity.
🏃♂️The unfit Manchester United squad are for a 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞 when they realise how fit they need to be to play in a Mauricio Pochettino team.
🗣️ Harry Kane at Spurs: "If you're tired, he wants you to train harder so you don't get tired… when we train, we train at 110%."
🗣️ Morgan Schneiderlin at Southampton: "His philosophy is 'Cry in the week to enjoy the weekend.' Sometimes we would work so hard in the gym that we'd go on the pitch and our legs were shaking."
🗣️ Ben Chilwell at Chelsea: "It reminded me of going back to youth team days when we used to call it getting beasted."
🗣️ Kyle Walker at Spurs: "We had the famous thing called the Gacon. The only person that I've ever seen complete it was Dele Alli – he was an animal at running."
🗣️ Hugo Lloris at Spurs: "He was very demanding. We used to train so hard so then games would feel easier."
🗣️ Jay Rodriguez at Southampton: "The training is really hard but it is working for us. We do a lot of power running."
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That would be a great show of confidence
🚨 JUST IN:
One item set to be part of the talks between Manchester United bosses is whether to BOLSTER Michael Carrick’s coaching team. #MUFC [BBC]
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