Who will be on Mauricio Pochettino’s backroom team at Manchester United?

Who will be on Mauricio Pochettino’s backroom team at Manchester United?

After identifying ex-Tottenham boss Pochettino as the desired replacement for sacked head coach Michael Carrick, Man Utd quickly agreed personal terms - before approaching the USA to extract their target from a four-year contract only signed following the World Cup on home soil in the summer.Assistant manager Jesus Perez has worked with Pochettino since his first job in management, employed initially as an analyst at Espanyol in LaLiga.After building a strong relationship with Pochettino, Spaniard Perez was promoted to No2 when the Argentine was appointed manager of Southampton in 2013, and has been his assistant at every job since.There are three other members of staff likely to make the move across the Atlantic. Miguel D’Agostino is a former team-mate of Pochettino’s, with the duo having played together at Newell’s Old Boys in their native Argentina.Jesus Perez has been the long-time assistant of Mauricio PochettinoGettyInitially working as a scout for Pochettino at Espanyol, D’Agostino has also followed his compatriot from club to club since then.Toni Jimenez is another to have worked with Pochettino at every club he has managed so far, plus the US national team. A goalkeeping coach, Jimenez first linked up with Pochettino in 2011 at Espanyol.The final member of coaching staff mentioned in reports has not been involved in Pochettino’s setup as long as the others, but has a very close relationship to the former Chelsea manager.Read MoreSebastiano Pochettino is Mauricio’s son and started working within his father’s coaching team at Spurs. He has continued in his role as a sports scientist.Pochettino will hope to have his staff fully in place ahead of what looks likely to be his first game in charge against arch-rivals Liverpool at Anfield on November 22.

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