Mauricio Pochettino is not good enough to be the next manager of Manchester United, according to former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan. Pochettino is one of the leading candidates to be appointed by United this summer. The Argentine has long been linked with the Old Trafford job.
Man Utd news: Simon Jordan says Mauricio Pochettino is not good enough for United (Image: GETTY)
And Jordan does not think Pochettino is the right type of manager for United at this point.
He said on talkSPORT: "I'm looking at the dynamic of what Man United require because Man United are trying to get back into the position of winning things, not participating.
"No I don't [think Pochettino is good enough], no I don't.
"For what United need, what United need is for someone to drag them kicking and screaming back into the position where they're challenging for titles."
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"He should be put through the ringer of what United really require.
"There are two images of what United require: What we see, which is on the pitch on a Saturday afternoon and how we see them failing and what people like Roy Keane splutter and mutter about.
"And then we see the other side of it which we don't see, which is what's going on behind the scenes with the best in class regime that isn't in situ."
Another manager who was linked with the United job before the appointment of Rangnick was Antonio Conte.
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Conte was said to be keen on taking over at the Red Devils before he was lured to Tottenham.
Jordan believes the Italian would have been the right option for United.
He said: "I would have taken Conte. Every day of the week.
"Not necessarily now but if you asked me the question of who I would have taken, at the time it would have been Conte."
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