Overview
- Reports say the Manchester United board is poised to remove Michael Carrick and name Mauricio Pochettino as first‑team manager, with an official club announcement expected imminently.
- United is reported to need a payment to the U.S. Soccer Federation to release Pochettino from his USMNT contract, with published figures ranging roughly from £7.4 million to about $10 million or €9–10 million.
- Media outlets also estimate the club will pay Michael Carrick and his coaching staff a severance package of roughly £5 million or about €6 million to terminate his tenure.
- The move could bring Pochettino's long‑time assistants, which would raise the total compensation required and speed his installation ahead of the Premier League fixture against Liverpool on November 22.
- The change continues a long pattern of post‑Sir Alex Ferguson managerial turnover at Old Trafford and raises short‑term pressure on ownership and the new coach to quickly improve results for players, staff and supporters.