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BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports report that Manchester United are targeting Como midfielder Nico Paz as new manager Mauricio Pochettino prepares to receive backing in the transfer market, according to Saturday's transfer gossip. The same roundup states that Chelsea are targeting Kounde.
Yahoo Sports reports that Manchester United defender Patrick Dorgu has withdrawn from the Denmark squad because of an injury concern. According to the outlet, he has returned to the club's Carrington training base for assessment, which disrupts United's preparations.
Mauricio Pochettino has left his position as head coach of the US men's national team to become manager of Manchester United, the U.S. Soccer Federation said on Friday, with Pochettino holding back tears at a farewell news conference as he called leaving one of the most difficult decisions of his career and thanked US Soccer officials. The Guardian reports that Pochettino had signed a deal to stay with the US through 2030 and that he described the United job as difficult to turn down.
Yahoo Sports reports that former player Paul Parker told GOAL that Manchester United will find it difficult to sell players he describes as underperforming and overpaid, saying they have "doddled through" for too long. According to the piece, inconsistent results have led to changes off the field at Old Trafford, and incoming head coach Mauricio Pochettino faces major decisions ahead of the January 2027 transfer window.
Yahoo Sports carries comments Paul Parker gave to GOAL, in which he says Antonio Conte would have been a "brilliant" appointment for Manchester United and blames the club's board for passing over a manager they "couldn't deal with." The piece also reports that United are instead set to bring in another former Chelsea and Tottenham manager, with Mauricio Pochettino preparing to take charge at Old Trafford.
Yahoo Sports reports that Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has sent a message to Michael Carrick following Carrick's dismissal as manager, with the headline describing it as a four-word message. According to the outlet, Fernandes led the tributes despite a public disagreement with Carrick over the team's tactical direction in recent weeks, and the headline also refers to a contract snub. Yahoo Sports adds that the club is now beginning its search for a new permanent head coach.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has rejected a second contract offer from the club, with his current deal due to expire at the end of the season. One report says the 32-year-old midfielder turned down the improved offer over salary and contract length, after also rejecting an initial offer.
According to BBC Sport's Friday transfer gossip column, also carried by Yahoo Sports, Manchester United and Manchester City are both pursuing Chelsea defender Malo Gusto. The column also reports that Leeds United are interested in Will Lankshear, among other rumoured moves.
BBC Sport has published its weekly sports quiz, which tests readers on sporting events from the past seven days. One question asks since when Manchester United have had their worst start to a season.
Manchester United and Manchester City are monitoring Chelsea right-back Malo Gusto, for whom Chelsea have set a £75 million price, according to Yahoo Sports. The 23-year-old Frenchman has fallen behind Josh Acheampong in Chelsea's pecking order since head coach Xabi Alonso took charge, the outlet reports.
Manchester United are hopeful forward Marcus Rashford will be fit for their trip to Liverpool a week on Sunday after he began a new treatment programme for a groin problem, Yahoo Sports reports. Rashford, 29, has missed United's last six games, and a visit to a specialist in Dublin has given the club fresh optimism about his recovery.
Former England and Liverpool striker Emile Heskey has said a move to Bayern Munich would be "a good move" for Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold, Yahoo Sports reports. His comments come amid concern over Alexander-Arnold's reduced playing time.
Manchester United announced on Thursday that head coach Michael Carrick has left his role, with the club 18th in the Premier League and in the relegation zone during the November international break after what the AP describes as its worst start to a Premier League season. Carrick, who led United to a third-place finish last season after replacing Ruben Amorim, has been linked to a successor in USA coach Mauricio Pochettino, whom the AP calls a potential candidate while another report says he is expected to take the job.
Yahoo Sports reports that Manchester United are attempting to finalise a deal to hire Mauricio Pochettino as head coach if Michael Carrick is dismissed this week. The report attributes the information to a Wednesday morning report from another outlet.
Manchester United are reported to be close to a deal to appoint USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who sources say is interested in the job, if the club dismisses Michael Carrick as expected with the team in the Premier League relegation zone. Pochettino's USMNT contract reportedly includes a release clause of about $10 million, and while The Athletic, as cited by Yahoo Sports, reports United are finalising the deal, The Guardian and the Press Association describe it as contingent on Carrick's sacking, which club officials Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada are set to recommend.
Manchester United have opened talks with United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino about replacing manager Michael Carrick, who the BBC reports is expected to lose his job, though Pochettino signed a contract extension with the US three months ago. The Athletic reports that United are finalising a deal for Pochettino should they decide to dismiss Carrick, while other BBC coverage notes Newcastle's Eddie Howe and Aston Villa's Unai Emery among the club's options.
BBC Sport reports on a Match of the Day analysis in which pundits Dion Dublin and Leon Osman break down what is going wrong defensively for Manchester United. The piece follows United conceding four goals against Aston Villa in the Premier League, goals the outlet describes as preventable. The pundits point to four "huge mistakes" behind them.
Manchester United's executives are due to meet with Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco on Wednesday to decide whether head coach Michael Carrick remains in charge. Yahoo Sports reports the club is in the relegation zone after a disastrous start to the season, while BBC Sport reports Carrick said his side "made it hard on themselves" in a 4-4 home draw with Aston Villa in which they twice came back from two goals down.
BBC Sport reports that Manchester United beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the WSL, with substitute Julia Zigiotti Olme scoring the only goal of the game after coming off the bench. The outlet describes the win as deserved and reports that it moves Manchester United up to fourth in the WSL table.
