Richard Keys believes Carlo Ancelotti is the only right choice for Manchester United, not Mauricio Pochettino.

Manchester United have an agreement in principle to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager if Michael Carrick is sacked. The club sits 18th in the Premier League table after just one win from 10 matches so far, and discussions are taking place to get Pochettino out of his USMNT contract.

However, Richard Keys believes Pochettino is not the right man for the job and has named Carlo Ancelotti as the ideal manager. Keys labelled the five-time Champions League-winning coach as 'streets ahead' of any alternative.

"The one who I think is, by far and away, the outstanding candidate. He's got class, he's got experience, he's got stature. He'd walk into any dressing room in the world and turn heads," Keys said. "He's won the lot, he's worked everywhere and won the lot. I think Carlo Ancelotti is streets ahead of the rest. Streets ahead."

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Ancelotti has won league titles in Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France, and Keys believes his experience and reputation would benefit United. "Ancelotti, wherever he's been, has been a top club, apart from Everton. He's managed the top clubs all around the world," he added.

Keys thinks Ancelotti would give United enough time to make a long-term decision, as he added: "It gives you a few months' breathing space and the chance to see what Hurzeler is going to do anyway and maybe you put yourself back among the big boys." Keys also called for directors Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox to be sacked alongside Carrick.

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