According to reports, Manchester United players have reacted to the imminent arrival of Mauricio Pochettino, with some wanting a different manager.

In recent days, Pochettino has emerged as the firm favourite to be Man Utd‘s next manager after Michael Carrick.

Carrick has been on the thinnest of ice over the past couple of weeks, and it has become clear in recent days that the Red Devils are to appoint a replacement, with the club sitting in the Premier League relegation zone during the international break.

Under Carrick, Man Utd have only won three of their first 15 matches this season, and a change is clearly needed.

However, Carrick is not solely to blame for Man Utd’s embarrassing situation, with the board that has treated him so poorly more at fault for the club’s current predicament.

After the heavy losses to Como and AFC Bournemouth, Man Utd considered sacking Carrick but gave him the Chelsea, AS Roma and Aston Villa matches to save himself.

And despite it emerging on Monday night that the Red Devils are intending to sack Carrick, he has taken training on Tuesday and Wednesday.

In the meantime, Man Utd have been linked with several potential replacements, including Unai Emery, Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann, Antonio Conte, Fabian Hurzeler and Pochettino.

Man Utd squad’s stance on next manager revealed

It was revealed on Tuesday morning that Man Utd are now ‘finalising a deal’ to appoint Pochettino before they make the ‘ultimate decision’ on Carrick’s future.

And talkSPORT are reporting that Man Utd’s squad ‘expect’ Carrick to be sacked and replaced by Pochettino, though some players wanted Emery to be their next manager.

Man Utd have been heavily linked with Emery, but he now looks set to commit to Aston Villa by signing a new contract.

The report claimed: ‘With most senior United players currently on international duty, talkSPORT understands the squad anticipates Pochettino will be their new manager upon return.

‘However, a number of them were hoping for the appointment of Aston Villa manager Unai Emery. The Spaniard is currently in talks with the Villans over a contract extension.’

On Pochettino, former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has explained why he did not expect him to take the Man Utd job.

Lovren told Hajper: “I know Mauricio Pochettino really well, and I know what he likes, but I don’t see him at Man Utd. He’s quite smart and knows what’s going on around the club, and there is definitely a bigger issue than just changing the manager.

“Even with Michael Carrick, you feel there is something good in him, but there is a bigger issue. The foundations are not quite right.

“There is a period where things can go wrong, but now it’s getting out of hand for how many years Manchester United has not been at the top for such a big club.

“I believe they deserve and always need to be in the top four, but you don’t see it.”