Mauricio Pochettino has been urged to snub Man Utd for Arsenal after leaving Tottenham (Picture: Getty)

Mauricio Pochettino has been urged to snub Manchester United for Arsenal after being replaced by Jose Mourinho at Tottenham.

Highly-rated and popular manager Pochettino enjoyed four successful seasons at Spurs and took the north Londoners to the Champions League final last term.

But he lost his job at Tottenham after a miserable start to the 2019-20 campaign and was replaced by former Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid boss Mourinho.

Jose Mourinho replaced Pochettino at Spurs (Picture: Getty)

Pochettino has been tipped to remain in the Premier League, however, having been linked with both Manchester United and Arsenal in recent weeks.


Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Unai Emery are under immense scrutiny at United and Arsenal respectively and Rangers hero Ally McCoist believes Pochettino could make the move across north London to the Emirates.



Asked whether Pochettino would be better suited to Arsenal than Manchester United, McCoist told Sky Sports’ The Debate: ‘Yeah, I think so.

‘I definitely think [a young team will be better for Pochettino]. If you’re asking me, I think he’d suit Arsenal’s squad more than he’d suit Manchester United’s squad.

‘There are a group of players at Arsenal he could work with immediately. Manchester United is a far bigger job, by that I mean longer term, more of a rebuild.

‘I think there are, at this moment in time, probably more players to work with at Arsenal. Manchester United fans might not agree with that.

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‘I do think Emery is vulnerable. I think he’s probably the most vulnerable [manager in the Premier League].’

Mourinho, meanwhile, paid tribute to his Spurs predecessor Pochettino in his first press conference as Tottenham manager.

The Portuguese boss said: ‘I’ve been smiling for two days. First of all, and I do it with a bit of sadness, I have to speak about Mauricio.

Ally McCoist believes Pochettino would be better suited to Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

‘I have to congratulate him for the work that he did. I have to share with you what we already shared indoors which is that this club will always be his home, this training ground will always be his training ground.

‘He can come when he wants, when he misses the players, when he misses the players that he worked with. The door is always open for him.

‘From my experience, tomorrow is another day. He will find happiness again. He will find a great club again, and he will have a great future.

‘He gave everything, every day at the club and he will leave with a sad feeling, but a feeling that he did great work.

‘So I would just like to say that because it it is what everyone at the club feels about it also. He will always be welcome here.’

Mourinho will take charge of his first match as Tottenham boss on Saturday when Spurs face London rivals West Ham.

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