It's much easier for a manager who's entering a new club in the middle of a rebuild to enter into a squad without finished stars and players like that (i.e. Arteta with Özil). Klopp's transition to Liverpool was seamless because he had no personalities to contend with.
United's new manager is heading down a similar path. It'll be beneficial for whoever comes in if Pogba leaves because he's the epitome of a big personality who's not good enough. Similar can be said for Ronaldo at this stage in his career. The lower the profiles the better.
Klopp had a clean slate at Liverpool. He was the leader of the pack with no personality issues to contend with. Arteta inherited Arsenal with personality issues so has had to deal with extra noise making his rebuild even harder in terms of building a harmonious squad.
Arteta is now only becoming the leader-like figure at the club now that he has his own players. Players who are eager, are intense physically, talented and tactically versatile. They're also open-minded and have no ego. United have so many players who aren't like that.
The likes of Bruno Fernandes isn't going to change his game to become a positionally rigid #10 in the right half space between the lines ala Odegaard. He's too big of a star for that. The same can even be said for the likes of Rashford who is set in his ways. It's a tough rebuild
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