Pochettino to Manchester United: a contract to 2029 and a debut against Liverpool
Manchester United have announced the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino, with a deal freeing him from the United States: a contract to 2029 and a debut expected against Liverpool.
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On 13 November Manchester United announced Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach on a contract to 30 June 2029. The club reached an agreement with the United States soccer federation to release the Argentine and his staff, and according to Goal his debut is expected against Liverpool. Pochettino takes over from Michael Carrick, who according to the report was sacked after a very difficult start to the season. The two outlets differ on the dates, and the difference is stated here.
Manchester United have a new head coach. On 13 November the club announced the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino, and according to Goal the contract runs until 30 June 2029.
The story rests on two different outlets reporting two different kinds of thing: Goal carries the club's statement, Rivista Undici tells the context of a dugout that has changed hands very often since the Ferguson years. The statement is the part that can be quoted: «Mauricio Pochettino has accepted the role of head coach of the Manchester United men's team starting from 18 November. The club has reached an agreement with the United States soccer federation so that Mauricio and his staff are released at the end of their commitments with the men's national team.»
To free Pochettino from his United States contract, the club paid a 10 million euro penalty, not counting the compensation due to the staff arriving with him — the figure comes from the second outlet, not from the statement.
The post was left by Michael Carrick. Undici describes a sacking; Goal confirms it by writing of the «4-4 draw against Aston Villa in the last league round». On the form, this article sticks to the other outlet: the team found itself on 8 points from 10 matches, third from bottom.
This is where the discrepancy has to be declared. Goal writes that Pochettino signs «starting 18 November», while the other outlet speaks of the appointment «from 18 November»: the two formulations do not mean the same thing, and this article uses the one in the quoted statement, «starting from 18 November». The debut too, given by Goal against Liverpool, is not confirmed by Undici: it remains a forecast, not a fact.
One thing neither outlet states is how many matches Pochettino will still be able to take charge of with the United States: Goal writes of two CONCACAF Nations League games and gives their dates, but the quoted statement does not list them. Here those remain the outlet's reconstruction, not the club's.
For the network's recent football coverage, there is the report of Italy-France in the Nations League and the Belgium-Turkey match.
Source note: the appointment is reported by Rivista Undici in an article timed 15.10 on 13 November 2026 and by Goal.com, which quotes Manchester United's statement.