Mauricio Pochettino’s mission at Paris St-Germain is to win the Champions League amid the talk he will be the next manager of Manchester United.
If the Argentine fails, that may be the end of him at PSG anyway, even if he wins the French title. If he succeeds, he might feel his work in Paris is done and that he can move on with grateful thanks. This may just be a “win-win” for Manchester United as they move from caretaker to interim manager and on to a summer permanent appointment following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Champions League is the one trophy to elude Pep Guardiola at Manchester City amid a blizzard of domestic domination. That absence was felt most painfully when they lost last season’s final to Chelsea in Porto.
But barring something unforeseen, Guardiola’s future at City is as rock solid as he wishes, which cannot be said of Pochettino in Paris.
