Former Arsenal star, Charlie Nicholas has revealed that Tottenham boss, Mauricio Pochettino will replace Jose Mourinho at Manchester United if Spurs beat the Red Devils on Monday night. Mourinho is currently under pressure and is seen as the next to lose his job in the Premier League.
The former Chelsea boss was not happy with Manchester United’s transfer business in the summer and saw his team lose 3-2 to Brighton in their last Premier League game.
Former Real Madrid boss, Zinedine Zidane is seen as the favourite to replace the Portuguese if he was to leave.
But Nicholas claimed Tottenham need to show their title credentials by going against teams like United and winning.
“In my opinion Man City and Liverpool are the two strongest in the league,” he said on Sky Sports.
“I think it’s a bit of catch-up at the moment for Spurs.
“I think Chelsea have got more work, Man United, but Spurs are probably the third choice as it stands when everybody’s fit.
“But they’ve not got a strong enough group, we know that, that’s just a reality of finances.
“But to go and get these games and dominate situations, like they have done in the past, they have to prove that point or they will still be the nearly men.
“It will start eating away at them and eating away at them that they get to these big occasions, especially on their travels, and they disappoint
“You can’t keep doing that and this manager will get frustrated and fed up with it.
“If he (Pochettino) was to go there (Old Trafford) and win on Monday night, all of a sudden they’re not talking about Zidane potentially at Manchester United they’re talking about Pochettino at Manchester United.
“He now wants to make his statement that this team is capable of challenging Liverpool and Man City for the title.”
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