{
  "id": 19814296,
  "title": "Man Utd announce Pochettino as new manager",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/man-utd-announce-pochettino-as-new-manager-19814296",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T12:25:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/11/13/man-utd-announce-pochettino-as-new-manager"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester United has appointed Argentine manager Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach, a club statement confirmed on Friday. The 54-year-old will take over from sacked Michael Carrick, with Pochettino having led the US Men's National Team in recent months. Pochettino will lead the US team in an upcoming match against Haiti before joining Manchester United. The Premier League side is currently in the relegation zone after a poor start to the season, finishing with one win and eight points from 10 Premier League games. Pochettino arrived at Old Trafford with United already having earned 15 matches across all competitions this season. The manager previously managed Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur, leading the latter to the 2019 Champions League final.",
  "summary": "The USA coach, who has previously managed Tottenham and Chelsea in the Premier League, will take charge from Nov 18.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}