ShareThe United States showed no signs of slowing down amid Mauricio Pochettino's impending departure, thrashing Haiti at Nu Stadium.The United States took a huge step towards the CONCACAF Nations League semi-finals after thrashing Haiti 6-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final tie.Christian Pulisic netted a brace for the USA, with Auston Trusty, Weston McKennie, Julian Hall and Folarin Balogun also getting on the scoresheet in their first match since Mauricio Pochettino announced his upcoming move to Manchester United.USA were ahead after just 10 minutes at Nu Stadium, with defender Trusty beating timing his run to perfection to guide Sebastian Berhalter's free-kick into the bottom-right corner.Hall had the ball in the back of the net after the half-hour mark as he slid in from Alex Freeman's cross, but was denied by the offside flag, though he eventually scored in the 52nd minute after turning in from Antonee Robinson's cut-back.Pulisic then scored twice in as many minutes after the hour, first scoring from the penalty spot after being felled by Carlens Arcus before curling past Alexandre Pierre from outside the box.Weston McKennie added a fourth five minutes later, heading in from Malik Tillman's cross, while Lenny Joseph saw a goal ruled out at the other end for offside, following a VAR check.Second-half substitute Balogun then saw a goal chalked off for handball, but the Monaco striker rounded off the scoring in the 82nd minute, firing through the legs of the Haiti goalkeeper.USA display progression under PochettinoAny fears of USA playing sluggishly after Pochettino's recent announcement were quickly dashed, with his side instead showing how far they have come under his guidance with a clinical performance in Miami.They accumulated 3.8 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, six of which were Opta-defined big chances, while restricting Haiti to just 0.76 xG from their four shots in the contest.Pulisic scored with both of his shots and led his side with eight touches in the opposition box, more than the entire Haiti team combined (five), while Berhalter won possession seven times (joint-team high), won four of his six duels and completed both of his dribbles.USA's next manager will also have plenty of attacking threats to choose from, with both Hall and Balogun scoring as they battle for a starting position in the team.With Mexico yet to play their quarter-final first leg against Jamaica, and Canada only edging past Guatemala in a 3-2 win, USA have produced a statement victory, and they will hope to do the same in the second leg, which will be Pochettino's final match in charge.The United States showed no signs of slowing down amid Mauricio Pochettino's impending departure, thrashing Haiti at Nu Stadium.The United States took a huge step towards the CONCACAF Nations League semi-finals after thrashing Haiti 6-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final tie.Christian Pulisic netted a brace for the USA, with Auston Trusty, Weston McKennie, Julian Hall and Folarin Balogun also getting on the scoresheet in their first match since Mauricio Pochettino announced his upcoming move to Manchester United.USA were ahead after just 10 minutes at Nu Stadium, with defender Trusty beating timing his run to perfection to guide Sebastian Berhalter's free-kick into the bottom-right corner.Hall had the ball in the back of the net after the half-hour mark as he slid in from Alex Freeman's cross, but was denied by the offside flag, though he eventually scored in the 52nd minute after turning in from Antonee Robinson's cut-back.Pulisic then scored twice in as many minutes after the hour, first scoring from the penalty spot after being felled by Carlens Arcus before curling past Alexandre Pierre from outside the box.Weston McKennie added a fourth five minutes later, heading in from Malik Tillman's cross, while Lenny Joseph saw a goal ruled out at the other end for offside, following a VAR check.Second-half substitute Balogun then saw a goal chalked off for handball, but the Monaco striker rounded off the scoring in the 82nd minute, firing through the legs of the Haiti goalkeeper.USA display progression under PochettinoAny fears of USA playing sluggishly after Pochettino's recent announcement were quickly dashed, with his side instead showing how far they have come under his guidance with a clinical performance in Miami.They accumulated 3.8 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, six of which were Opta-defined big chances, while restricting Haiti to just 0.76 xG from their four shots in the contest.Pulisic scored with both of his shots and led his side with eight touches in the opposition box, more than the entire Haiti team combined (five), while Berhalter won possession seven times (joint-team high), won four of his six duels and completed both of his dribbles.USA's next manager will also have plenty of attacking threats to choose from, with both Hall and Balogun scoring as they battle for a starting position in the team.With Mexico yet to play their quarter-final first leg against Jamaica, and Canada only edging past Guatemala in a 3-2 win, USA have produced a statement victory, and they will hope to do the same in the second leg, which will be Pochettino's final match in charge.