USMNT or Manchester United: Pros and cons of Pochettino's options - ESPN

Manchester United are off to their worst-ever Premier League start, having won a single league game after 10 matchdays of the season — they enter the international break in the relegation zone — and as such, a change in manager may be in the offing. Club executives met Tuesday morning to discuss the future of Michael Carrick, sources told ESPN, with the 45-year-old on the brink of being sacked.

If a change is made in the Old Trafford dugout, a familiar name has emerged as the front-runner, according to ESPN's Mark Ogden: Mauricio Pochettino. Fresh off leading the U.S. men's national team to the FIFA World Cup round of 16, the 54-year-old former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur boss appears poised for a return to European club football.

If Pochettino is indeed Man United's choice, what would be the pros and cons of taking over the Red Devils? And what would he leave behind in the U.S. job? ESPN's Rob Dawson and Cesar Hernandez lay out the case for Pochettino swapping the U.S. for Old Trafford.

Pros: Manchester United have got a lot of problems, but it's still a big job in the best league in the world. If Pochettino is looking for a way back into club management, there are few better opportunities than the one set to open up at Old Trafford.

It won't be easy — as Carrick, David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, José Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim have all proved — but if Pochettino is the man to put United back on top of English and European football, he would become an instant legend.

Through all the ups and downs, United remain one of the biggest and most well-supported clubs on the planet, and the chance to manage there is hard for anyone to turn down. There is a very small group of