MAURICIO POCHETTINO will replace Michael Carrick as Manchester United head coach.
was sacked on November 12, with the club in the relegation zone after their woeful start to the season.
are 18th in the table, their lowest position ten games into a top-flight campaign since 1986/87.
chiefs quickly decided that USMNT boss is the man they want to replace Carrick.
Other names such as and were also under consideration, but the club opted for the former Tottenham manager.
United paid the US soccer federation £7.4million to release the Argentine from his contract.
USMNT have a two-legged Concacaf Nations League quarter-final against Haiti, with the games on Saturday and Tuesday coming.
So when will Pochettino take charge of United?
When will Mauricio Pochettino take charge of Man Utd?
Pochettino will take charge of both legs of the ‘s Concacaf Nations League quarter-final.
The first leg at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, is on Saturday, before the return leg in Cincinnati three days later.
Pochettino will arrive in Manchester to take his first training session on November 18.
This will give the former Tottenham boss and his staff a matter of days to assess the squad before taking charge of his first game at rivals Liverpool on Sunday, November 22.
