Michael Carrick set to be sacked as Manchester United manager

sportsNov 10, 202619312

Manchester United are preparing to relieve Michael Carrick of his duties, with sources close to Carrick’s camp expecting his departure in the coming days as the club’s hierarchy increasingly regards his position as untenable. The decision follows a run of one win in 10 Premier League games and internal moves away from simply bolstering Carrick’s coaching staff toward appointing a new head coach. Mauricio Pochettino, currently the United States national team manager, has emerged as a leading candidate; TEAMtalk says Pochettino would accept the job, has a four-year USMNT contract running to the 2030 World Cup that includes a release clause, and has not yet been contacted by United. Pochettino, 54, guided the United States to the World Cup round of 16 on home soil and was previously linked with the Old Trafford role before Erik ten Hag’s 2022 appointment. Manchester United will hold a meeting chaired by Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco on Tuesday, with director of football Jason Wilcox and chief executive Omar Berrada flying out for that summit, where Carrick’s future is expected to be confirmed. The club may delay a public announcement while it informs Carrick and completes background work on a successor, and the forthcoming international break is viewed as the most likely window for a managerial change.

David Ornstein

@david-ornstein.bsky.social

🚨 Manchester United intend to relieve Michael Carrick of duties. #MUFC say no final decision but work undertaken on replacements + multiple sources anticipate change before Liverpool 🚨 W/ @lauriewhitwell.bsky.social @adamcrafton.bsky.social @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/776...

853d ago

Poorly Drawn Arsenal70

I personally think they should reconsider

b1rdsteve.bsky.social11

If Carrick goes, Wilcox's position becomes untenable. He has failed with every big decision he has made. He badly let Carrick down in the summer, after Carrick secured CL football & rectified Wilcox's massive Amorim error. #WilcoxOut

cocktailhour.bsky.social7

god i hope they get relegated

Antikrish (UTFR MUFC) 🇾🇪5

Disgusting way for the club to release this news.

Boba2

Only one man for the job

duffmid.bsky.social2

Same shit, different day. Carrick may not have been the guy to bring back league titles, but the idea that these lazy entitled badly assemebled error prone pricks will suddenly come good under yet ANOTHER manager is idiotic.

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Thierry Ennui17

Man United don’t have the GUTS to hire a proven Premier League winner like Pochettino. He is simply too smart, too accomplished, too tactically astute, they are too afraid of the success he would bring.

Andrew Wallwork6

🤷 He's not good enough and needs to go but that should have been obvious in the summer and we should have got someone at that point, coming in on a high. Instead, whoever comes in now has to deal with the grim toxicity between fans, players and owners, players down on confidence etc. Pointless.

Clarence4

No more having to work with dickheads, a tidy little payout, and FM27 drops today and GTA6 in a few weeks to keep him occupied. Carrick is the real winner here. bsky.app/profile/davi...

Kidd The Billy4

Can we have Evra next? Or Scholes? Pretty please??

James Swinbanks4

Bring in a manager whose team scores more points than any other in the last half of last season, only to not back him, bringing in mediocre players and ignoring obvious gaps in the squad. Get Berrada and Wilcox out of my club, immediately. Carrick will forever be a club legend.

Charles3

Won’t make a difference. Glazers Out. Ineos Out. Berrada Out. Wilcox Out. Until they’re gone, it matters not who our manager is.

penta3

ninguém dá tempo pros treinadores mais, cultura imediatista...

irishoutsider2

Updating the dry erase board. *0* days since last manager. Welcome to United (insert name) -> He needs to settle in - Ok, get him his players - Are we sure we want to do this? - Oh that was good, better? - Oh no, it’s the same - Maybe a new manager?

LeTom 🏴‍☠️2

ah, ffs.. terrible news to wake up to but now ratcliffe can hire the person he actually wanted for the job - gareth southgate

My Food is Ruud2

This is Manchester United we're talking about! 😏

Adam Crafton

@adamcrafton.bsky.social

Story @theathleticfc.bsky.social Man United planning to change their head coach, with caveat of final sign off by Ratcliffe/Glazers. Michael Carrick expected by multiple sources to exit, work already ongoing on replacements. www.nytimes.com/athletic/776...

173d ago

Todd Ching2

See you in 15 months when the next guy gets sacked!

Todd Lunch1

A sad day for the footballing community.

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Grace Robertson 🏳️‍⚧️23

new manager bounce at anfield loading...

Nick17

Had to happen, but obviously it’s weeks too late, means very little if the clowns above him don’t go too, and that it’s leaking before it happens feels entirely on-brand for this ownership. Well done lads, good process

Adam Levitt10

Is it weird that I'm actually surprised by this?

Doc MUFC7

Can we replace the cunts above him too? I called it when they were appointed but there is no chance that Berrada and Wilcox are the right people for the job. Blue cunts.

kyle6

Look, I know I generally accept every job that's available and this is the club I support, but no fucking thank you, I'm good

Jon Dunn4

*Another* new manager should fix it

Callum 🇺🇦🇺🇦3

Gobshites can't even sack a manager properly.

Thariq Amir2

I think Carrick earned the right to be hired full time so the main regret from his POV is that he didn’t grasp that opportunity at all Multiple truths here, he was let down by the blue nose amateurs but he hasn’t made the best of his available resources either Wilcox & Omar must go too. Amateurs

Stefan Bienkowski

@sbienkowski.bsky.social

> Sack Michael Carrick > Hire new manager > Slight uptick in form > Dismiss need for new players in January > Form returns to the mean in March/April > Club ignore calls for new manager & summer rebuild > Terrible star to the 27/28 season > Manager sacked during November international break

223d ago

Miguel Delaney

@migueldelaney.bsky.social

Pochettino a contender as Manchester United move towards changing Carrick www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

223d ago

Eamonn Quinn1

@migueldelaney.bsky.social, seems to me that even if Man U could appoint the very best manager / coach in the world, that person would fail. The club is fundamentally broken. New ownership is needed, but that won't happen either. As one of your sources says, "It's insane".

Pardeep Cattry

@pcattry.bsky.social

NEW: the pattern in which Mauricio Pochettino gets linked to another job as soon as #USMNT camp opens up is annoying but I'd argue that it's exactly what U.S. Soccer signed up for plus, thoughts on where the team should go next if the role frees up soon www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...

182d ago

Adam Levitt

@adamlevitt.bsky.social

Much like Ole, this is how I choose to remember Michael Carrick at United. I loved that he was the type of player that flew under the radar to a lot of people. There was a subtle genius to his football career.

152d ago

Alan Stedman

@alanjstedman.bsky.social

Further evidence that the club is rotten to the core That a meeting to decide the present manager's fate has got into the public domain is clear evidence that they really have no idea how to run a well governed business Carrick is being treated appalingly BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

133d ago

Premier League News

@plnews.bsky.social

Manchester United are expected to relieve Michael Carrick of his duties as head coach, The club insist no final decision has been reached but the anticipation is a change will be made. (David Ornstein)

133d ago

MUFCGRW

@mufcgrw1977.bsky.social

The Manchester United hierarchy to Michael Carrick in the summer, we’ve done our bit, now you do yours…….

183d ago

Jason

@nickmotown.bsky.social

If I were Michael Carrick, I would just fuck off into the distance with a paid-up contract. Man Utd are a toxic club, with extremely unpleasant people in charge (I know a bit about that at WHU). He is a thoroughly decent bloke who does not need this shit.

163d ago

RedNews

@rednews.bsky.social

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. Again. Thoroughly decent and likeable Michael Carrick. Tried his best. The dressing room imploded. Again. Can anyone stop/avoid/get out of this rinse and repeat? And, as always #Glazersout is the most vital removal out of MUFC.

163d ago

Prashant 🌊

@prasshant.bsky.social

When Michael Carrick gets sacked eventually, I want someone to re-interview Phil Jones, to re-explain the difference between Mikel Arteta and Carrick. 😂

142d ago

🅼🅰🆁🆃🅸🅽 ✪

@martinthered.bsky.social

Leave it to Carrick until Christmas, this is Manchester United we are talking about. 🟡🟢

103d ago

John 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🔴👹

@j0hnbev.bsky.social

Henry Winter’s thoughts on the likely sacking of Carrick today:

Tweet from Henry Winter about the likely sacking of Michael Carrick today :

When Michael Carrick goes, should the director of football Jason Wilcox go as well? Was he over-promoted when Dan Ashworth left? Ashworth was “best in class”, very experienced. Wilcox wasn’t/isn't "best in class". Recruitment has been a mess, namely the transfer strategy of targeting one area, midfield, this summer. So naive. Some strengthening required with Casemiro gone and Ugarte injured/not good enough but the team were crying out for investment at left-back and striker. £50m for Andrey Santos? United are not buying best in class.

DoF should be working to a club’s DNA. United’s historic identity is well-known: attacking with pace, width, intensity, expression, defiance and the dash of youth. Playing football the Matt Busby way, the Alex Ferguson way. Those days are long gone, United don't have anywhere near the quality of player or manager, but attempting to follow principles laid down by Busby and Ferguson, which fans crave, should be Wilcox's stated ambition.

But Wilcox hasn’t recruited to restore that DNA. Properly-run football operations like Brighton sell players/change coaches but have an established DNA and way of playing (attacking, pressing). Brighton have best in class recruitment, data with due diligence into character. United don't.

Carrick can go but the problem remains. Reports suggest that United pursue Mauricio Pochettino as Carrick’s successor. Good choice. He’s a very good manager, man-manager, great with the media (coffees and chats in London with journos he knows), diplomatic with those upstairs and popular amongst staff. Poch would have a short-term bounce but will he have the players? United's problem is short-term and long-term, and Wilcox has to take responsibility for that.

United will remain stuck in a doom cycle until best in class is appointed to run recruitment and better players - with the right character - are bought. United will continue to drift …

83d ago

Pieter De Boiserie1

That seems pretty spot on. Never a fan of changing the manager however. With Amorim it was different he clearly lost the plot but it feels like the players do still support Carrick. The problem is very much in the board room and with recruitment

danpolski.bsky.social1

It feels as if we could buy the most professional players with the best mindset and character and within 6 months they'll be infected by the club wide malaise. It's like every other company that's beset by private equity/LBO vultures. We're at the dead stock, give the illusion of trading stage.

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Macca6

Winter does well not to mention that utd had over £250m to pay out on failed signings,many have already left,before Dec 26 as well as having to renew the squad for a CL campaign in the summer Ratcliffe is responsible ultimately Doesn’t matter who the DoF or manager is atm Been badly run for years

Andrew PLC5

Winter's brilliant summary of the situation and path forward.

Scouse Git

@scouse-git.bsky.social

Fuck. Just when it was starting to become really fun... He needs more time. I'll bet they're hoping for a "new manager bounce" when they play us in a couple of weeks... 😂😂😂 #LFC #YNWA #RedSky

93d ago

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Michael Carrick set to be sacked as Manchester United manager

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