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Manchester United Names New Head Coach

Manchester United announced a new head coach. He is Mauricio Pochettino. He is 54 years old and from Argentina. He starts his job on 18 November.

He takes the place of Michael Carrick. Carrick is English. The club fired him. The results were not good enough.

After ten Premier League games, the team has eight points. It is in 18th place.

Before that, Pochettino coached the United States national team. At the World Cup, the team reached the round of 16. They lost to Belgium.

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