Pochettino on United States after 6-0 win over Haiti: "We have an amazing future"

Mauricio Pochettino, who is preparing to leave the United States national team, said he believes the side have "an amazing future" ahead after an emphatic 6-0 win over Haiti in his penultimate match in charge.

The Argentine head coach will step down once the CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final tie is complete to take over at Manchester United, where he will replace Michael Carrick.

The United States took a big step towards the semi-finals in Saturday's first leg at Nu Stadium in Miami, where Haiti were the designated home side because of violence in their own country, with Christian Pulisic scoring twice. The other goals came from Auston Trusty, Julian Hall, Weston McKennie and Folarin Balogun.

Speaking after the match, Pochettino told reporters: "I think we have an amazing future, brilliant future in this country with the national team. I think if we want to go for big things, that is in the way of the construction of the structure and the principles I think are here now and it's only continuing."

The 54-year-old head coach, who has previously also been in charge of Tottenham and Chelsea, will formally begin his role at Manchester United on 18 November, after Tuesday's second leg in Cincinnati.

Pochettino, who praised the way his players have handled the situation, said: "They were very, very professional from the day one when they started to see all the rumours and then when we confirmed it a few days ago. And I think if you say to me, what we feel proud of, we feel so proud of the players and how they manage the situation in a mature way. In the last two years, the kids, the young kids that appear and you can see how they play very relaxed because of what the experienced players provide, that platform to perform."

Pulisic, playing his first match for the national team since the World Cup, scored twice in the space of two minutes to reach 35 goals in 91 international appearances, moving past Eric Wynalda into fourth place on the United States' all-time scoring list.

Pulisic, speaking about Pochettino's departure, said: "I think he has a big opportunity there and yeah, we just have to continue as we're doing and try to continue to grow as a team. I think we had some good moments, and he brought a lot of excitement to the team. So I think he'll leave that behind."