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Goldbridge warns Pochettino against giving United's squad a clean slate

His reaction to Fabrizio Romano's "here we go" update focuses on who should form the new head coach's core, rather than a welcome speech.

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Pochettino HERE WE GO! Goldbridge Reacts

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0:01Goldbridge responds to Romano's report that Pochettino has agreed a two-and-a-half-year Manchester United deal.
0:58He argues that giving every player a clean slate would ignore lessons from previous managers.
3:22He warns against favouritism and automatically retaining the established senior leadership core.
4:09Mainoo, Cunha, Mbeumo, De Ligt and Yoro are his proposed foundations for the team.
6:37He calls for Jason Wilcox's removal so Pochettino can make changes without the sporting director's constraints.

A fresh start for Mauricio Pochettino shouldn't mean starting from scratch on Manchester United's players, Mark Goldbridge argues. His message to the incoming head coach is blunt: learn from the managers who went before you, rather than giving everyone another chance to make a first impression.

The United Stand's "Pochettino HERE WE GO! Goldbridge Reacts" drew roughly 387,000 views since yesterday. Goldbridge opens with Fabrizio Romano's report of a two-and-a-half-year deal, then moves quickly from the appointment to the decisions he wants Pochettino to make.

As we reported here, his earlier response to Michael Carrick's departure separated sympathy for the departing manager from the case for keeping him. This time, the question is what his replacement should inherit.

Goldbridge names Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot and Marcus Rashford as established players who have outlasted successive managers. In his view, retaining familiar senior figures as the automatic leadership core risks repeating earlier mistakes. "If you take this Man United job, you don't have time," he says.

His alternative is specific: build around Mainoo, Cunha, Mbeumo, De Ligt and Yoro. He also wants opportunities for Mazraoui and Amass, and suggests Yoro alongside Martínez rather than defaulting to established favourites.

The argument extends upstairs. Goldbridge calls for sporting director Jason Wilcox to go, saying Pochettino needs freedom from Wilcox's preferences. For him, changing the head coach isn't enough if the same people still determine the choices available.

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