“We just have to”: Christian Pulisic reacts to Pochettino’s Man Utd exit

Christian Pulisic says the United States must keep growing as a team after Mauricio Pochettino’s decision to leave the national team for Manchester United.

Pochettino will take charge at Old Trafford after the second leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarter-final against Haiti, with the USMNT having won the first leg 6-0 in Miami on Saturday.

“We just have to continue as we’re doing, to grow as a team,” Pulisic said, according to Sports Illustrated.

The AC Milan winger described the Argentine’s move as a “big opportunity” and reflected briefly on his tenure: “We had some good moments, he brought a lot of excitement to the team.”

Pulisic and Pochettino did not always see eye to eye. The forward clashed publicly with the coach in 2025 after asking to sit out the Gold Cup, and was left out of the September and October squads. The 28-year-old is back in the squad for the first time since the summer’s World Cup.