Pochettino tipped to take over at Old Trafford

Sports pundit Richard Keys in a statement has tipped Manchester United to replace new manager Erik ten Hag with Mauricio Pochettino.

According to Keys, the Red Devils’ board may have concluded to bring Pochettino to Old Trafford.

He noted that the Red Devils hierarchy are not supporting Erik ten Hag in the transfer market.

Ten Hag, who was moved from Ajax to Old Trafford became the first Man Utd manager since John Chapman in 1921 to lose his first two matches in charge of the club.

As of now, Manchester United occupy the bottom of the Premier League table, having lost two of their opening matches: 2-0 to Brighton and 4-0 to Brentford.

Now BeIN Sports anchor Keys claims United’s hierarchy could sack Ten Hag before the end of next month.

“This time a week ago we were talking about Erik ten Hag and the task that confronted him at Manchester United. The opening day didn’t go very well, yesterday was even worse,” said Keys.

“Now I’ve got a theory. Now maybe at Manchester United, having watched him work and his team play twice, they’re thinking to themselves: ‘We have made a cataclysmic error, this man is not for us’.

“That might explain the fact that they’re not spending money. Come September and our first international break, what are the chances – a little bit like Crystal Palace did with [Frank] de Boer – they pull the plug and Pochettino is in charge by the time we come back.”