Emotional Mauricio Pochettino speaks about becoming Manchester United manager for first time

The Argentine addressed the media Stateside, just over two hours after being confirmed as Michael Carrick’s successor at Old Trafford. He will begin work in England next Wednesday.Pochettino was keen to focus on the USMNT match against Haiti, in the Concacaf Nations League quarter-finals, the first leg of which takes place on Saturday evening.But said of the Man Utd job: “I am excited for the next step.”He added: “On Sunday afternoon [there was] some contact ... and we had a meeting on Thursday [with US Soccer] and then there was the decision between US Soccer and Manchester United to agree [to an exit and start date].”