Low maintenance superstars? Pochettino loving life with 'humble' duo Neymar and Mbappé 

PSG’s manager on his thrilling Champions League adventures, what trilingual Mbappé asks him and the secret of staying young

Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe (L) talks with Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino during a training session at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on February 15, 2021 on the eve of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)

“I am not an actor,” Mauricio Pochettino says, as he explains how he is handling his superstar cast at Paris Saint-Germain. “Neymar, Verratti, Navas, Mbappé, of course … Di María. There are plenty of talented players, big characters.

“But the most important thing with managing is being natural, genuine, spontaneous. I am a football coach, I am not going to change. I am like I am. I try to empathise, to find out how the players are to create a good emotional link.”