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Elliott Jackson

Next Man United manager: Mauricio Pochettino leads the way as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stumbles

Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is the clear favourite to become the next Manchester United boss after their crushing 3-1 home defeat to Manchester City.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's position at Old Trafford is once again under threat after they were blown away by their city rivals in the first leg of their Carabao Cup tie.

Pep Guardiola's side showed their class by racing into a 3-0 lead away from home and despite Marcus Rashford pulling a goal back after the interval, United finished the evening second best.

As a result, Solksjaer's odds to be the next manager to leave in the Premier League dropped.

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He became the new favourite to be the next top-flight manager axed at 5/2, dropping below Aston Villa manager Dean Smith and Bournemouth's Eddie Howe, according to SkyBet.

Of course, with speculation over Solskjaer's future, Pochettino has been installed by the same betting company as the most likely man to succeed him.

The former Spurs boss, out of work since being sacked in November 2019 by Daniel Levy, is as short as 4/6 on to the fifth manager installed as United's manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.

Massimo Allegri, once linked with Arsenal prior to Mikel Arteta's appointment, is next on the list at 7/1.

Julian Nagelsmann (14/1), another name well known to Tottenham fans,  Laurent Blanc (14/1) and Michael Carrick are next in the queue.

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