
There has long been a view that Manchester United need not just a new manager but a total "cultural reset" to address the drift which currently characterises the club, making the appointment of a permanent successor to interim head coach Ralf Rangnick so significant.
If there is one (soon to be available) elite coach with a history of transforming the culture at a leading Premier League club, it is Mauricio Pochettino, which is why it feels like such a mistake that United are overlooking the former Tottenham boss for Ajax's Erik ten Hag.