Mauricio Pochettino's decision to stay quiet on interest from Manchester United late last year has been outlined as a 'mistake' that ultimately played a part in costing him the United job, according to a new report.
The Paris Saint-Germain chief's name had been in the frame at United ever since a string of rotten results cost Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his job back in November. However, the 50-year-old has been pipped to the post by Erik ten Hag, who Manchester United formally confirmed as their new manager on Thursday morning.
Now that Ten Hag has finally been confirmed as United's fifth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down back in 2013, fresh details have emerged over the meticulous recruitment process that has dominated the narrative at Old Trafford over the past few months. And it appears that Pochettino's own conservative reaction to being linked with the job in the immediate aftermath of Solskjaer's dismissal has ultimately come back to haunt him.
