Michael Carrick set for Man Utd sack as Ratcliffe prepares Monaco meeting

Manchester United are expected to sack Michael Carrick, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe set to lead a meeting in Monaco on Tuesday, according to Ben Jacobs.

The talkSPORT reporter says chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox will formally recommend parting ways with Carrick, with Mauricio Pochettino a leading contender to replace him.

The development follows The Athletic’s report that United are preparing a managerial change. Its reporting, reproduced by TNT Sports, says the club continue to insist that no final decision has been reached.

Michael Carrick departure expected to be considered in Monaco

In his update on X, Jacobs reports that the meeting on Tuesday 10 November is expected to confirm Carrick’s departure.

He also says Carrick is expected to return to Carrington on Tuesday while awaiting official communication from the club. The reported recommendation and planned meeting precede formal notification of an exit.

Earlier on Monday, Sky Sports News reported that United would take time over the decision, using the international break to reassess their season.

The later reports point towards a change after Sunday’s 4-4 draw with Aston Villa left United in the Premier League relegation zone.

Pochettino among leading candidates to replace Carrick

Jacobs identifies Pochettino as a leading contender and reports that the United States head coach has a release clause in his contract. His update does not give a figure for that clause.

talkSPORT also reports Pochettino’s interest in the United job. The former Tottenham and Chelsea manager remains in charge of the USA, and the reporting does not describe an agreement to appoint him.

The immediate decision concerns Carrick’s position. Identifying a preferred replacement and completing an appointment would be separate steps.

Villa comeback leaves United in the bottom three

United are 18th with eight points from their opening 10 Premier League games, having won once, drawn five and lost four.

Carrick’s side twice fell two goals behind against Villa. Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu scored in stoppage time to rescue a point, but the recovery extended United’s league run without a win to eight matches.

That sequence is confined to the Premier League: United beat Roma 3-2 in the Champions League before facing Villa. Our Man Utd 4-4 Aston Villa report covers Sunday’s goals and key incidents.

Carrick had said after the match that he expected to continue and rejected the suggestion he might step aside. United’s next Premier League fixture is away to Liverpool on Sunday 22 November, with the international break now set to determine who leads them at Anfield.