Mauricio Pochettino sends message to Sir Alex Ferguson ahead of Man Utd mission

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Mauricio Pochettino has been appointed as Manchester United manager (Picture: Getty) Mauricio Pochettino would welcome the chance to speak with Sir Alex Ferguson as he prepares…

Mauricio Pochettino would welcome the chance to speak with Sir Alex Ferguson as he prepares for the task of resurrecting Manchester United.

Michael Carrick’s successor’s penultimate match in charge of United States ended in an emphatic 6-0 thrashing of Haiti as he moved a step closer to beginning his United tenure.

The former Tottenham boss will start life at the Red Devils on Wednesday after two Nations League matches with Haiti, but USA all but assured their place in the semi-finals of the competition with a comprehensive first-leg showing.

Austin Trusty’s smart finish from a 10th-minute set-piece ensured Pochettino’s team were ahead at half-time before they ran riot after the break with Christian Pulisic able to net a brace either side of goals from Julian Hall, Weston McKennie and Folarin Balogun ahead of Tuesday’s second leg.

Pochettino paid tribute to his staff and players in an emotional press conference on Friday and duly watched USA romp to a 6-0 victory.

‘We played for him,’ Trusty said in a post-match interview with TNT Sports after opening the scoring in the 10th minute.

‘Obviously, he’s our gaffer. Obviously it’s sad that he’s moving on. It’s a great opportunity that he’s moving on to. But we played for him. It’s his team. It’s his identity, and the mindset is to win every single game, every single match.’

The second leg of the Nations League quarterfinals will take place Tuesday in Cincinnati.

‘Pochettino is an amazing manager and he added a lot to us with the national team,’ Folarin Balogun told TNT Sports. ‘It’s always sad to see a top coach leave but it’s a part of the sport.’

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