Overview
- The Athletic reported that United’s hierarchy are inclined to keep Michael Carrick in charge through the international break rather than make an immediate managerial change.
- TEAMtalk has reported that the club is considering bringing Aaron Danks from Vincent Kompany’s Bayern coaching team into Carrick’s backroom, a move that would be subject to approval and is not confirmed by the club.
- United dropped into the Premier League relegation zone after a 4-4 home draw with Aston Villa in which Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu scored late goals to salvage a point.
- The club ended a nine-match winless run by coming from 2-0 down to beat Roma 3-2, results that have eased short-term pressure on decision-makers but have not removed concern about league form.
- Sporting director Jason Wilcox, CEO Omar Berrada and co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe are said to be weighing reinforcement of Carrick’s staff as an alternative to sacking, a path that could avoid the contractual and disruption costs of appointing a new head coach.