Manchester United in talks to appoint USMNT coach Pochettino as Carrick's successor

Manchester United have contacted U.S. Soccer as they move toward triggering Mauricio Pochettino's $10 million release clause, sources told ESPN. Executives are scheduled to meet with interim manager Michael Carrick on Thursday, with the expectation that the 45-year-old will be dismissed and replaced by the USMNT coach.

The club also anticipates paying roughly $2 million for Pochettino's backroom staff, including longtime assistant Jesus Perez. United officials, including CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox, met with minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco on Wednesday before the Carrick meeting.

Carrick, who signed a two-year contract in May, has overseen a difficult start to the season, with United winning only one Premier League match—a 2-0 victory over newly promoted Ipswich in August—and sitting 18th in the league table. The club has not commented publicly on Carrick's future, though he was on the training ground on Wednesday overseeing players not on international duty.

Pochettino is due to manage the United States in two Concacaf Nations League quarter-finals against Haiti on Nov. 14 and Nov. 17. A source said U.S. Soccer expects him to remain in charge for those fixtures, the first games for the Americans since they won all four matches in the September-October international window. Pochettino brings extensive Premier League experience from previous spells at Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, and was previously linked to the United job in 2018, 2022 and 2024.