Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes his Tottenham counterpart Mauricio Pochettino should reject the advances of Manchester United and stay at Spurs.

The two North London clubs are set to renew hostilities on Wednesday in their Carabao Cup quarter-final clash, the second derby meeting between Emery and Pochettino, who are good friends.

United sacked Jose Mourinho on Tuesday and multiple reports have suggested Pochettino is atop the club’s wishlist for a replacement, though they would likely have to wait until the summer to land the Argentine.

However, Emery says Pochettino would be better off staying at Spurs and resisting the allure of the United job.

“I think he’s very happy at Tottenham,” Emery told a news conference ahead of the match.

“I think he’s coaching a very big team with very big players and now they are in the Champions League they are also in a better position in the Premier League than Manchester United.

“I think his performance at Tottenham is very big.

“I don’t know if he’s thinking to change for another club, but I am looking at him with a very big commitment to Tottenham and he’s creating a good performance, a good idea at Tottenham. Tottenham improved a lot with him.

“Their level now is very big. They have very good players, the coach is working very well, they are winning a lot of matches.

“When they are on the ball they are a very organised team, movement, they like a lot to be in possession, progress with the passes, with quality, are physically very hard and have attacking players with very big performances now.”