BREAKING: Man Utd reach agreement in principle with Mauricio Pochettino to take over as head coach

Manchester United have reached an agreement in principle with Mauricio Pochettino to become head coach should Michael Carrick be sacked. Pochettino, currently in charge of the USA national team, is being lined up as Carrick's successor as the club prepares for a potential parting of ways. Reports indicate talks reached an advanced stage on the morning Carrick reported to the Carrington training ground.

• Man Utd have an agreement in principle with Mauricio Pochettino
• The deal is conditional on Michael Carrick being sacked
• Pochettino currently coaches the USA national team
• Carrick reported to Carrington on Wednesday morning

► Subscribe to Sky Sports News: http://bit.ly/SkySportsNewsSub ► Watch Sky Sports with NOW: https://bit.ly/NOWPICKYT ► Watch Big Weekends with NOW: https://bit.ly/YTBigWeekend Manchester United have reached an agreement in principle with Mauricio Pochettino to take over as head coach if Michael Carrick is sacked. Pochettino, currently in charge of the USA national team, is being lined up as Carrick's successor with United preparing for a potential parting of ways. Carrick reported to United's Carrington training ground on Wednesday morning at around 7.45am before it emerged that talks with Pochettino had reached an advanced stage. #SkySportsNews #SkySports #football ► For the latest developments on this story: https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/topstories ► For the latest transfer news: https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/TransferCentre More from Sky Sports on YouTube: ► Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Sky Sports Boxing: http://bit.ly/SSBoxingSub ► Sky Sports Cricket: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyCricket ► Sky Sports Darts: https://bit.ly/SubSkySportsDarts ► Sky Sports Football: http://bit.ly/SSFootballSub ► Sky Sports F1: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyF1 ► Sky Sports Golf: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsGolf ► Sky Sports Premier League: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsPL ► Sky Sports Retro: http://bit.ly/SkySportsRetroSub ► Sky Sports WSL: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsWSL ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skysportsnews ► X: https://x.com/SkySportsNews ► Website: https://www.skysports.com ► To enquire about licensing Sky Sports content, you can find out more here: https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/31754/11434270/license-sky-sports-footage