Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, believes Leicester City’s Brendan Rodgers is the very best coach to coach Manchester United ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s Mauricio Pochettino

. Pochettino is stated to be the leading competitor to replace interim manager Ralf Rangnick at Man United.

But Merson wants Manchester United not to hire Pochettino this summer, including that they must pursue Rodgers instead.

“I do not understand why Manchester United would be awaiting Mauricio Pochettino. I don’t get it. If Pochettino does not win the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain, why would they be adopting him?

“You have actually got to remember he stopped working to win the French league in 2015, too. That is essentially difficult to do. Everyone keeps stating they require to go out and get Pochettino, however I don’t understand why.

“It does my head in. It’s all I ever hear. What did he do? He got Tottenham [Hotspur] to the final of the Champions League and his side ended up third one year in the Premier League.

“Football is all about timing. If Leicester were 2nd in the Premier League today and still in the cups, Brendan Rodgers would be the bookies’ preferred to be the next manager of Man Utd.

“If I supervised at United, I would be choosing Rodgers or Graham Potter now. Individuals are still captured up on the Pochettino of 7 years ago.

“He took Tottenham as far as he could, and after that you have got someone like Rodgers who has actually done a far better job than what Pochettino did,” Merson informed Sky Sports.