Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on Tuesday that Corriere della Sera placed Antonio Conte at the top of Manchester United’s shortlist to replace Michael Carrick.
- United have won one of their first four Premier League matches this season and have four points from four games, increasing scrutiny on Carrick.
- Carrick was made full-time after an interim spell that finished third last season and recently signed a long-term contract, which would complicate any abrupt dismissal.
- Transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano has said INEOS do not plan to sack Carrick anytime soon, while voices such as Nicky Butt have warned Carrick’s job could be at risk if results do not improve.
- Conte has been available since leaving Napoli in May and would reportedly only return for a club-level project that matches his ambitions, meaning any approach would require a significant pitch from United’s hierarchy.