Manchester United have reached an agreement to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract, and the Argentine's son Sebastiano is also set to join the club.
United are paying £7.4million ($10m) in compensation to release Pochettino from his role as head coach of the United States national team, with further compensation required to bring in his four coaching staff members. Pochettino is still expected to oversee the USA's fixtures against Haiti on Saturday and in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Move to Manchester and preparations
On Wednesday, Pochettino will travel to Manchester to begin preparations for the Liverpool match on November 22. United's non-international players have been granted a brief break from training today and are scheduled to return to Carrington on Tuesday, suggesting Under-21 manager Adam Lawrence may need to supervise at least two training sessions.
Lawrence conducted training on Thursday, with a small number of first-team players working alongside a group of predominantly academy players. Darren Fletcher has also overseen temporary training arrangements.
Backroom team and son's role
Pochettino's backroom team will comprise assistant coach Jesus Perez, assistant coach Miguel D'Agostino and goalkeeper coach Antonio Jimenez, who have collaborated with him at every appointment since his inaugural role in 2009 at former club Espanyol.
His son, sports scientist Sebastiano Pochettino, will also join United, having initially begun contributing to the backroom team during Pochettino's tenure at Tottenham.
Club's current situation
Pochettino is set to take charge of a United squad currently languishing in 18th position in the Premier League, having secured just one victory from their 10 league appearances. Despite their struggles, the club's board remains confident the squad's quality far exceeds what results have suggested.
The atmosphere at Carrington has deteriorated sharply following Carrick's dismissal. Staff members have been left questioning those in charge at INEOS and were only made aware of Carrick's sacking after receiving an email, by which point Sky Sports News had already broadcast the news.
