Former striker has revealed the advantage Mauricio Pochettino has over Erik ten Hag as the Old Trafford club prepare to appoint a new manager.
United have expressed interest in Paris Saint-Germain’s Pochettino and Ajax’s Ten Hag as they look for ’s permanent replacement.
has been in charge of the side on an interim basis since Solskjaer was sacked in November but the German is set to take up a consultancy role at Old Trafford at the end of the season.
Pochettino’s PSG have climbed 12 points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table despite and their .
Argentine manager Pochettino has also enjoyed spells at Tottenham and Southampton and Hughes believes his experience in the Premier League could prove beneficial at Manchester United.
Ten Hag is the other leading contender to take over at Old Trafford, having won multiple trophies since his appointment at Ajax in 2017.
‘The Premier League is like no other league in world football,’ Hughes told . ‘It has similarities, obviously, with the quality of the play, but I just think the intensity of the games is different.
‘If you’ve had no experience of [the competition], either as a player or a manager, then I think it can take you aback and you can have a period of transition where you’re not quite sure what’s hit you, because it’s such a different level in my view.
‘So you see the attraction of Pochettino coming in because he does know the Premier League and the strength of it, but there’s examples of other coaches from other countries who have come in and hit the ground running.’
Hughes added: ‘The fact is Man Utd is one of the top jobs in world football, so there will be plenty of people throwing their CVs in and hoping they’re going to get a call. I’ve not had mine yet, but there you go!
‘It’s a difficult time for United at the moment, and it’s not easy for anybody with any connection to the club, so they need to get this one right.
‘It’s a huge appointment, and all the due diligence and the interviews they seem to be doing at the moment, you hope will lead to them getting the right guy in place.’
Manchester United are currently sixth in the Premier League – four points behind fourth-placed Arsenal – and .
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