Man Utd: Laurens ‘convinced’ Pochettino will be manager
Ed Woodward can reportedly drastically improve his chances of signing Tottenham striker Harry Kane if he axed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and hires Mauricio Pochettino this summer.
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"When he’s back I believe someone of Paul Pogba’s ilk will come back with a professionalism of playing for the biggest club in the world and want to prove – even if he doesn’t want to be there next year – that he’s a top drawer player.
"He will have been massively encouraged by looking at Bruno Fernandes coming to the club, performing like he has.
"Them two together with [Scott] McTominay sitting in between them is an unstoppable midfield. One 6 and two 8s, the two 8s are Fernandes and Pogba."
Mauricio Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham in November (Image: GETTY)
Pogba has been ruled out of tonight’s FA Cup clash with Derby County with injury.
It is unclear if the World Cup winner will be fit to return for this weekend’s Manchester derby.
Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford, Daniel James and Aaron Wan-Bissaka will also miss Wayne Rooney’s return to Old Trafford tonight.