Manchester United executives are meeting with minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe this week to discuss Michael Carrick’s future as head coach, sources have told ESPN.
Carrick is on the brink of the sack after overseeing a miserable start to the season which has included just one league win.
Club sources insist a final decision has not yet been taken, but the 45-year-old is increasingly likely to lose his job before United return to action after the international break against Liverpool at Anfield on Nov. 22.
The meeting in Monaco, which will include CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox, was pre-planned and has not been called in response to a dire run of form which has seen United slip in the Premier League‘s relegation places. However, Carrick’s future is set to dominate the agenda.
Berrada and Wilcox discussed the situation during talks on Monday.
Carrick and his staff had the day off following Sunday’s 4-4 draw with Aston Villa. Carrick returned to Carrington on Tuesday morning and is said to be carrying on as normal. The majority of the squad are on international duty with their respective nations.
Mauricio Pochettino, Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann and Antonio Conte are among the names in the frame to come in if Ratcliffe backs a recommendation from Berrada and Wilcox to replace Carrick.
Former Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna, who was interviewed for the job in 2024, has admirers internally, although one source has told ESPN that United’s predicament means it was unlikely they would target a young, up-and-coming coach.
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Howe, Nagelsmann and Conte are all out of work.
Pochettino signed an extension with USMNT in August, but sources have told ESPN there’s a clause in the deal which would allow the 54-year-old to talk to specified European club teams.
It’s understood Pochettino would be interested if a vacancy comes up at Old Trafford.
