Pochettino to complete USA duties before joining Man United on November 19

Mauricio Pochettino will begin work as Manchester United head coach on Thursday, November 19, after honouring his remaining commitments with the United States men’s national team across two Concacaf Nations League quarter-final legs against Haiti.

The 54-year-old Argentine will oversee the first leg at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday before the second leg in Cincinnati, which finishes at approximately 2am UK time on Wednesday morning. He is then expected to travel to Manchester later that day and report to the Carrington training ground the following morning.

The tight timeline leaves Pochettino just three days with his new squad before his first game in charge — a trip to Anfield to face Liverpool on Sunday, November 22.

United have agreed personal terms with Pochettino and have a framework agreement in place with US Soccer, with negotiations settling on the arrangement that allows him to see out both fixtures before departing. His current contract with the national team contains a $10 million (£7.4 million) release clause.

Pochettino is expected to bring several members of his long-serving backroom staff with him to Old Trafford, though specific names have not been confirmed at this stage.

The manager is scheduled to speak to the media at the US training centre just outside Atlanta on Friday ahead of the first leg.