Report: Manchester United considering sacking Michael Carrick, with Pochettino leading candidate to replace him
Manchester United is preparing to consider sacking manager Michael Carrick, according to sources who spoke to The Athletic, but the club says it has not made a decision yet. The team sits eighteenth in the Premier League after drawing 4-4 with Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
Manchester United is preparing to consider sacking manager Michael Carrick, according to sources who spoke to The Athletic, but the club says it has not made a decision yet. This comes as the team sits eighteenth in the Premier League after drawing 4-4 with Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
According to the report, the club is considering alternatives to Carrick, and a change is expected before the match against Liverpool at Anfield on November 22, after the international break. Argentine Mauricio Pochettino is the leading candidate, drawing on his previous experience in the Premier League with Tottenham and Chelsea. The names of former Newcastle manager Eddie Howe and Nagelsmann, former Germany and Bayern Munich manager, are also on the list of those being considered.
Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family, the club’s majority owners, will make the final decision on Carrick’s future. Carrick succeeded Ruben Amorim as interim manager last January, then was appointed permanent manager on a two-year contract after a successful spell in which he led the team from seventh to third in the league.