Overview
- Senior executives Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox met Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco on Wednesday to review Michael Carrick’s future and are understood to have recommended a change of head coach.
- United have reportedly agreed personal terms with Mauricio Pochettino’s representatives and made him the club’s leading candidate if they decide to sack Carrick.
- Pochettino is under contract with the U.S. men’s national team through 2030 and would require a release payment of about $10 million (roughly £7–7.5m) plus further fees to free his coaching staff.
- Michael Carrick remains in charge at Old Trafford for now but is widely expected to be dismissed once the board completes approvals and settles the contractual buyouts.
- The club faces a race against time because Pochettino is due to lead the USMNT in Nations League fixtures and United travel to Liverpool on November 22, which could force a caretaker if the buyouts are not completed quickly.