Man Utd: Laurens ‘convinced’ Pochettino will be manager
Manchester United may have a decision to make on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's future sooner rather than later. Solskjaer has impressed the club hierarchy for helping the squad improve during his time in charge.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under pressure at Manchester United (Image: GETTY)
Both Liverpool and Manchester City are once again regarded as the favourites to win the title this season, although results so far suggest it's going to be much closer at the top.
United have been unable to take advantage so far, winning just two of their opening five matches.
The results in the league have once again led to questions over Solskjaer's future at the club.
Lurking in the shadows has been United's long-standing interest in former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino.
The Argentine coach has been out of work since leaving Spurs nearly a year ago.
And United may well need to make a decision soon if they're hoping to bring in Pochettino.
According to Russian outlet Championat, Pochettino is holding talks with Zenit St Petersburg.
Zenit coach Sergey Semak is said to be under increasing pressure after back-to-back defeats this past week.
And they're said to be willing to pay £5.9million-a-year to bring in Pochettino.
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Mauricio Pochettino remains linked with Manchester United (Image: GETTY)
United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward though seemingly made it clear last week that Solskjaer is the man the club want going forward.
"On the field, we will never be satisfied at Manchester United, unless we are winning trophies," he said.
"But our third-place finish in the Premier League and strong cup runs last season showed that, while there is more hard work ahead and the path is not always smooth, we are making progress.
"We have a clear strategy under Ole to build a successful, committed team, with a core of homegrown talent blended with high-quality recruits, that plays fast-flowing, attacking football."