WINNERS AND LOSERS! Pochettino’s Man Utd arrival is good news for some, but bad for others ahead of Old Trafford shake-up

Mauricio Pochettino has become the latest manager to be tasked with transforming Manchester United's fortunes after being named as Michael Carrick's successor on Friday.

The outgoing head coach of the United States men's national team has been courted by United in the past, only for Pochettino to miss out to Jose Mourinho and then Erik ten Hag.

The stars have finally aligned for Pochettino and United, but the former Tottenham and Chelsea boss will inherit a beleaguered team who have won just one of their opening 10 games of the Premier League season to leave them in the relegation zone.

Seismic changes will be required if Pochettino is return United back to where they belong at the top of the English game. That means there will inevitably be winners and losers from his appointment - we've selected five below.

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Marcus Rashford

After being reintegrated into the team by Carrick this summer, Rashford has endured a lukewarm return to Old Trafford. A hip injury has kept the 28-year-old sidelined in recent weeks but he had failed to score in the eight games he featured in prior to that.

Pochettino's arrival gives Rashford yet another clean slate; he has already been earmarked as a player the Argentine will 'love', with The Telegraph saying Pochettino is a big fan of the attacker and will 'put an arm around' him in a bid to coax a return to form out of him.

If any further evidence is needed that Rashford may be the biggest winner at United from Pochettino's arrival, the former Chelsea and Tottenham manager's verdict on the rapid forward during the 2022 World Cup speaks volumes. He said: “I’ve always liked him, I knew of his process because I was in England, but I think he’s a great player. He just needs the confidence and for himself to believe, to put him at the top level. The quality is there for him.”

Luke Shaw

The maligned Shaw is another name who may be in line for an unlikely renaissance under Pochettino, who managed the defender during his time at Southampton more than a decade ago.

Pochettino was an avid admirer of the defender at the time and, while Shaw no longer possesses the attributes that made him such a dynamic left-back, the incoming manager will know what he can and can't do.

At the very least, you would expect Shaw to have the opportunity to show Pochettino that he can play a part in his plans if fit, regardless of whether that is a popular decision or not. With Shaw now 31 and in the final year of his contract after a succession of injuries, that probably would not have been the case had Manchester United appointed a different manager.

Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox

Carrick may have been the fall guy for United's calamitous start to the season this week, but it's Berrada and Wilcox who have garnered the most scrutiny. And the appointment of Pochettino looks to be bad news for the previously all-powerful United duo.

It's been reported that the Glazers pushed to appoint Pochettino with Eddie Howe, the former Newcastle manager, Wilcox's preferred candidate to succeed Carrick. The Mail even go one further, saying that Pochettino will 'not answer' to Berrada and Wilcox in the same way as his predecessor and United's previous managers hired under Ineos.

Where that leaves Berrada and Wilcox is quite unclear. And if Pochettino does go on to become a hit, they will not be able to take any of the plaudits.

Bruno Fernandes

Manchester United's captain has a fan in Pochettino, who tried to sign the attacking midfielder for Tottenham prior to his switch to Old Trafford. And on paper, Fernandes has scope to flourish under the Argentine. But Pochettino arrives at Old Trafford at a time where Fernandes' future is uncertain; talks over a new deal have yet to yield an agreement, while the Portugal international has failed to hit the remarkable heights he reached last season. All of a sudden, Fernandes' doesn't feel quite so untouchable.

Pochettino may very well choose to double down and build a team around United's talisman. But he could just as easily decide to move on from the 32-year-old, who, even with his contract dwindling down, could theoretically be used to generate transfer funds to help Pochettino reshape a squad in desperate need of defensive reinforcements.

Fernandes' recent outburst over United's tactics didn't wash with the now departed Carrick and it certainly wouldn't with Pochettino. If he does, theoretically, possess more power as outlined above, he would be able to give anyone the chop. Even someone as influential as Fernandes.