Manchester United: Sir Alex Ferguson has already approved of Mauricio Pochettino as talks planned

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Pochettino says the Manchester United legend “represents everything that I admire from a coach”

Mauricio Pochettino says he will have the opportunity to speak to Sir Alex Ferguson as his Manchester United tenure gets underway.

Pochettino was announced as the new Man United head coach on Friday, succeeding Michael Carrick who had been sacked the day before, with the club languishing in the Premier League relegation zone.

However, the Argentine has not yet officially started work at Old Trafford.

As communicated in Man Utd’s official statement, Pochettino has been allowed to finish up his commitments with the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) and their double-header against Haiti.

The first of which took place on Saturday evening with USA recording a 6-0 win to put one foot in the CONCACAF Nations League finals.

“Not yet, but for sure I will have the opportunity after Tuesday,” the 54-year-old said.

“I said many years ago and always I say the same – for me, Sir Alex Ferguson represents everything that I admire from a coach, a head coach, a man, a manager and I think he represents my values. I really admire him.

“For sure, from Tuesday, we will have the possibility to talk – if I will have time because it’s going to be very intense. But if there’s the possibility to talk, then of course I will do that.”

Pochettino and Ferguson have remained in close contact since first dining with each other in 2016.

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