Mauricio Pochettino breaks down in tears during press conference as United role announced

The Argentine manager bid farewell to the USMNT.

Instead of a Red Devils hello, his focus was solely on his time at the USMNT, where he delivered a Round of 16 finish during the World Cup.

Addressing the fans and not answering questions on United yet, Pochettino started by saying: "I want to thank the fans for the support, for everything. And of course, always, it was a tough moment.

"Like I said before, it’s a really tough decision. But at the same time, we are excited for that step forward. But now it’s not the moment to talk, it’s the moment to be committed, like always we are. And care, because we really care. And always we are going to care about the federation and the players and all the people that are here.

"It’s to be focused in the next game because it’s really important for the federation. The players are amazing and they know how to manage this type of situation. It’s true that it’s not ideal, but it’s never an ideal situation when this type of thing happens.

"But in life, football is quick to move. That is why we need to move forward, I think. To keep that relationship and all the memories that we share. I think we were amazing.

Then asked if he's satisfied about what he has achieved during his time in North America, Pochettino answered:

"I think it’s difficult in that business, always you want more, and then you are a critic, and you say, ‘oh, I could be better, I should do better things, do better things’.

Always it’s being brave, take the best decision, to get the experience from that decision, what happened, and try to adapt again, and to try to make better decisions for the future.

I don’t like to use satisfaction, being satisfied of what happened in the past. That’s always, I think, in our mindset, it’s always we try to do better, and do better and try to find a way to, maybe in this similar situation, act in the always best way."

Then lastly, Pochettino was asked about United, giving a hint on what's to come:

"I think we will have time next week to talk about Manchester United, but now I think it is much better to talk about us, about USA Soccer, and of course, USA Men National Team, and we have two games ahead, and now it is focus complete on this."