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On March 9, PSG seemed on track to join the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Dominating for 150 minutes of the double confrontation against Real Madrid, the Parisians broke down in a quarter of an hour, the time for Karim Benzema to score his famous hat-trick. An elimination that would have been fatal in every sense of the word for Mauricio Pochettino.
MU would have taken Pochettino’s failure very badly!
In addition to his Parisian future which darkened after this slap, it was also his announced position at Manchester United which was shattered. While he was announced as the Red Devils’ priority to succeed Ralf Rangnick, it is ultimately Erik ten Hag who should be the lucky one. The Telegraph explains two things in the face of this reversal of the Mancunians: the first reason would be the change of general manager. If Ed Woodward was an absolute fan of the Argentinian, Richard Arnold preferred to screen all the candidates before making his decision.
Secondly, this famous defeat against the Merengue in the round of 16 of the Champions League would have clearly weakened the position of the native of Murphy. His ability to manage stars was thus questioned and the 52-year-old technician was judged on the downward slope by Manchester United decision-makers. A dilemma also for PSG, who were ready to let their coach slip away this summer, without asking for a big severance package. As a reminder, if Paris were to dismiss Pochettino, it would have to pay him the sum of 20 million euros to him and his staff.
to summarize
While Mauricio Pochettino suffered huge disappointment with PSG against Real Madrid, this elimination would have been fatal to him in every sense of the word. In addition to his Parisian future which has darkened, it is also that at Manchester United which has been shattered.
