Manchester United sacked Michael Carrick on Thursday after their worst start to a league season in 40 years. BBC Sport reports the side have won once in 10 Premier League games and sit 18th, a point above bottom-placed Sunderland. A day later the club named Mauricio Pochettino, 54, as head coach.
It came together fast. Pochettino told reporters the first contact came on Sunday, and by Thursday he was telling his US players. He had signed a new four-year deal with the USA only in the summer, so United paid a release clause of around £7.4m, Sky Sports and BBC Sport report. BBC Sport says his contract runs for two and a half years.
He broke down in tears at his US news conference, calling it “one of the most difficult decisions” of his career, The Guardian reports. He still leads the USA against Haiti on 14 and 18 November. His first United match is away at Liverpool on 22 November.