should snub and bring either Zinedine Zidane or Diego Simeone to Old Trafford instead.
That is the view of former Scotland and Rangers striker Ally McCoist, who has doubts over Pochettino and says Zidane and Simeone could be more suitable for the Premier League giants.
United as they look for ’s permanent replacement in the Old Trafford hot-seat.
Ralf Rangnick has been in the role on an interim basis since Solskjaer’s sacking in November but the German is not in contention for the manager’s position and will instead move into a consultancy role at the club.
Manchester United are also but McCoist says he is ‘not sure’ about the Argentine, who enjoyed five years at Tottenham before his stint in the French capital.
Instead, McCoist can see the ‘appeal’ of Zidane and Simeone, who have both also been linked with United but are not thought to be serious candidates to take over in the summer.
Zidane won three Champions Leagues and two La Liga titles during his time in charge of Real Madrid, while Simeone has led Atletico Madrid to multiple domestic and European trophies. His side also .
‘I know people keep saying Zidane doesn’t speak English and he doesn’t want to live here, but him and Simeone appeal to me more than most of the names out there,’ McCoist told .
‘Pochettino, I’m not sure. He did a good job at Tottenham and he’s done an OK job at PSG.
‘With Ten Hag, to be brutally honest, I don’t know enough about him.
‘But the one thing that’s for certain is they have to get it right moving forward. Having as many caretaker managers as full-time managers since Sir Alex Ferguson is not the answer.
‘There’s a little bit of me looking at them over the last few years thinking, ‘they don’t know where they’re going, there’s no direction, they’re just plodding on through’.
‘There’s got to be a massive overhaul at the end of the season – staff and management – because they can’t continue the way they’re going.’
Manchester United will look to salvage another dismal campaign by qualifying for next season’s Champions League after the international break.
Rangnick’s side are currently sixth in the Premier League – four points below fourth-placed Arsenal – and have nine games remaining, starting with a home match against Leicester City on Saturday.
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