Man Utd manager: Mauricio Pochettino appointment a decade in the making

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When the expected formalities of Michael Carrick's dismissal as Manchester United are completed after a summit meeting in Monaco, Mauricio Pochettino looks set to turn a decade-long courtship with Old Trafford into a full-blown relationship.

Pochettino and United go back a long way, with the Argentine's name associated with the club since he was spotted leaving a lunch appointment at Scott's restaurant in Mayfair with Sir Alex Ferguson in 2016.