New Manchester United chief Richard Arnold has been talked out of appointing Mauricio Pochettino as new manager.

Ajax coach Erik ten Hag is now on the brink of being announced new manager of United, reports BBC Sport.

PSG coach Pochettino has spoken to United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward at least three times in the past few years and he knew he was seen as the ideal candidate by Sir Alex Ferguson and some of the former players with whom chief executive Arnold talks regularly.

The majority of decision-makers in Manchester had favourable words to say about him, his tactics, his development of players and how he represents the clubs he has managed.

But others considered his achievements insufficient and told Arnold so.

In the USA, the owners were eventually more impressed by the CV of Ajax manager Erik ten Hag, and left unimpressed by what Pochettino had done at PSG.