Manchester United are under pressure to name their new manager with top candidates attracting rival interest.

The Daily Mail says leading candidates Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino are attracting interest from other clubs.

Ajax boss ten Hag had an interview with United on Monday, although it's understood he is not the first candidate to hold formal discussions with the club's new chief executive Richard Arnold.

Pochettino, meanwhile, is believed to have spoken to United's football director John Murtough some weeks ago and will be interviewed soon, but the Paris Saint-Germain coach is waiting to hear back.

Old Trafford sources said on Thursday night that the process is running to plan and is well progressed, but indicated an announcement on the new manager could still be weeks away.

Ten Hag and Pochettino are widely expected to leave their current clubs this summer regardless of whether they land the United job.