Wayne Rooney 'choosing Mauricio Pochettino' over Erik ten Hag as next Manchester United manager

Wayne Rooney believes that Manchester United should appoint Mauricio Pochettino ahead of Erik ten Haag. Current boss Ralf Rangnick was appointed until the end of the current season but has failed to make the position his own, and there was no guarantee that he would stay on when he was initially appointed.

Ad/> The club look likely to miss out on Champions League next season and there are a host of potential exits, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Jesse Lingard, Edinson Cavani and Paul Pogba all looking more likely to leave than remain at Old Trafford next season. TransfersMan Utd under pressure amid Real interest in Pochettino — Paper Round24/03/2022 AT 23:53 Speaking to Sky Sports on Monday evening, former United striker Rooney thinks the squad needs a complete overhaul, and believes that current Paris Saint-Germain boss Pochettino should get the nod ahead of Ajax’s Ten Hag.

“For Manchester United not to be challenging, I think they’d want the season to stop now and forget about the Champions League, because they’re not going to compete next year in the Champions League if they qualify for it,” he began. “I think they’re going to have to rebuild the squad, everything around the first team, around the club, to make sure they put themselves in a position so that, in two-three years' time, they can actually go to challenge for the Premier League.

Atleti 'among the few teams in Europe who can beat Man City' — Inside Europe 'He'll always try and rocket it!' — Benfica dangerman Nunez, the forward everyone wants 'Political award' — Ibrahimovic says Ballon d'Or snub due to 'Mr Perfect' criteria /> “I think Pochettino has done it in the Premier League, he knows the Premier League. At Tottenham he brought a lot of young players through,