At least one member of the Glazer family admires the work Mauricio Pochettino has done with Tottenham Hotspur.

There has been debate on whether it would be in the best interest of Manchester United to hire Jose Mourinho, making Pochettino the compromise candidate.

Manchester City's hiring of Pep Guardiola and the previous failure of David Moyes has made it unlikely United would hire another untested manager at the elite level, which would rule out Ryan Giggs.

Pochettino has achieved positive results with Spurs despite a limited budget compared to what he'd have at United.