Michael Carrick latest: Man Utd manager on brink of sack as club line up replacements
Michael Carrick on the brink of the sack as Manchester United manager following the humbling 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday.
Carrick dropped Bruno Fernandes following the United captain’s criticism of his manager’s tactics following the dismal 4-1 defeat to Como in the Champions League on Wednesday, but the move backfired as another abject performance from his players continued their winless run.
United now dwindle in 16th in the Premier League, just two points above the relegation zone, with the fans at Old Trafford turning on the squad and largely giving Carrick their support following the Bournemouth defeat. Fernandes’ comments came shortly after Lisandro Martinez took aim at the United hierarchy following defeat at Atletico Madrid.
Carrick initially returned to Old Trafford as interim manager – his second stint in caretaker role – after the dismissal of Ruben Amorim at the beginning of the year. He was rewarded with the full-time position after guiding United to third in the Premier League last term but results have dipped this season and the club have now gone eight games without a win.
Former Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is currently leading the list of possible replacements, while former Germany and Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann is also available. United may also turn to another interim appointment, the same situation they were in 10 months ago.
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Michael Carrick latest: Man Utd manager on the brink as club line up replacements
Michael Carrick on the brink of sack as Man Utd manager after 10 months in charge
United were beaten 3-0 by Bournemouth on Sunday and are winless in eight games
Carrick's tactics were questioned by captain Bruno Fernandes in humbling 4-1 defeat to Como
United searching for third manager in 12 months as Eddie Howes lead shortlist
Michael Carrick's reaction: Waving to fans ‘wasn’t a farewell’
Michael Carrick insisted he was not saying farewell to Manchester United after their 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth but admitted he does not know if he will be sacked.
United have made their worst start to a season for 40 years and lost their last two games by three goals, following Wednesday’s 4-1 thrashing by Como, and Carrick was taunted by Bournemouth supporters with chants of “sacked in the morning”.
He was still serenaded by United fans as he went down the tunnel but claimed: “It wasn't a farewell from me.”
Man Utd’s latest abject display spells the end for Michael Carrick after huge call backfires
For Michael Carrick, it is now a question of when, not if. When the axe falls, when he reverts from being head coach of Manchester United to a season-ticket holder, presumably despairing of the next manager, when he pays the price for a calamity of a start to this season.
Read Richard Jolly’s match report from Old Trafford, below
Good morning
It feels a matter of when, not if, Michael Carrick departs Manchester United following the club’s latest dismal defeat – this time to Bournemouth the Premier League on Sunday.
Carrick made the huge call to drop captain Bruno Fernandes from his starting line-up but United still produced an abject performance and were swept aside with ease.
It’s now eight games without a win for United, with three defeats from four, and their season has truly fallen off the tracks.
We’ll have all the latest news and developments from Old Trafford this morning.
