Overview
- Manchester United were beaten 4-1 by Como on Wednesday, extending a seven-game winless run and prompting Michael Carrick to say the side have "lost their way."
- Carrick will stay in the dugout for Sunday’s Premier League match with Bournemouth but his position is described by multiple reports as highly uncertain.
- The club has begun drawing up potential successors with Julian Nagelsmann, Eddie Howe and Antonio Conte among names reported to be under consideration.
- Sources say senior figures are split over candidates, with head of recruitment Christopher Vivell understood to favour Nagelsmann and technical director Jason Wilcox leaning toward Howe.
- Pundits and former players have criticised Manchester United’s lenient handling of public player dissent and flawed summer recruitment, issues that reporters say any incoming coach would need to confront and that could deepen instability at the club.