Jamie Redknapp considers Mauricio Pochettino a 'serial underachiever' despite the former Spurs boss' strong links to the Manchester United job.
United interviewed Erik ten Hag to succeed Ralf Rangnick last week and it's also understood another candidate has been interviewed for the vacancy. Ten Hag and Pochettino, who are both in work at Ajax and Paris Saint-Germain respectively, are believed to be the leading candidates, although the latter is expected to be more expensive to release from his current contract.
United fans have made their preference for Ten Hag over Pochettino known in recent weeks and discussion around which manager should land the position took place after Rangnick's side drew 1-1 with Leicester on Saturday evening. It was another disappointing result for United and Redknapp admitted he doesn't think Pochettino is the man to turn it around.
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“They need to get the right manager in," Redknapp said.
“Pochettino has been a serial underachiever, as much as I like him. Can he do at Man United? There’s no belief that he can.
“Erik ten Hag has done a great job at Ajax, but he should win the league, they’ve got the best players. So it’s not going to be easy. As much as it’s important to get the manager right, it’s also about personnel.
“You look at certain clubs and think ‘I’d love to be working with those players, I’d love to be in the Liverpool dressing room’. I look at that United dressing room and think ‘That looks fractured’. I think there’s some poisonous characters.
“I wouldn’t want to be in it. I don’t think it’s a dressing room that’s pulling together.”
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