Mauricio Pochettino contract details confirmed ahead of Manchester United announcement

Pochettino has agreed a 2.5-year deal to replace Carrick, with announcement expected within hours; Man Utd will pay $10m to release him from USMNT.

Mauricio Pochettino has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract to become Manchester United manager, replacing Michael Carrick who was sacked on Thursday. The deal will run until 2029.

Man Utd will pay Pochettino's $10 million (£7.4m) buyout clause to release the Argentine from his contract with the United States national team. An official announcement is expected as early as Friday, though Pochettino is likely to remain with the USMNT for their Concacaf Nations League quarter-final matches against Haiti on Saturday and Tuesday before travelling to England.

Pochettino will take charge of Man Utd's Premier League trip to Liverpool on November 22. United are currently 18th in the table and in the relegation zone after winning only one of their opening 10 league matches this season.