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Manchester United Target Pochettino to Replace Carrick

Manchester United have launched talks with United States national team manager Mauricio Pochettino as they prepare to dismiss Michael Carrick. Club hierarchy will gather in Monaco on Wednesday to formally resolve Carrick's position. Chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox are expected to advise co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to remove the head coach. The decision follows a miserable run of form that has left United 18th in the Premier League and languishing in the relegation zone. The team has secured just one victory from their opening ten league fixtures and remains winless since August. This slump represents the club's lowest standing at this stage of a top-flight campaign since the 1986-87 season. Pochettino has emerged as the leading candidate, having previously held managerial talks with United on three separate occasions since 2018. The 54-year-old tactician holds a 10 million dollar release clause in his United States agreement, which was extended in August. His current squad faces an imminent two-legged Concacaf Nations League quarter-final tie against Haiti.

· BBC Sport

The essential points

  1. 01Manchester United officials have begun discussions with Mauricio Pochettino over taking charge as head coach at Old Trafford.
  2. 02Chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox are expected to recommend sacking Michael Carrick during a Monaco summit.
  3. 03The club currently sits 18th in the Premier League table after managing only a single victory in ten matches this season.
  4. 04Pochettino recently signed an extension with the United States national side and possesses a 10 million dollar buyout clause.
The full brief

Manchester United have launched talks with United States national team manager Mauricio Pochettino as they prepare to dismiss Michael Carrick. Club hierarchy will gather in Monaco on Wednesday to formally resolve Carrick's position. Chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox are expected to advise co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to remove the head coach.

The decision follows a miserable run of form that has left United 18th in the Premier League and languishing in the relegation zone. The team has secured just one victory from their opening ten league fixtures and remains winless since August. This slump represents the club's lowest standing at this stage of a top-flight campaign since the 1986-87 season.

Pochettino has emerged as the leading candidate, having previously held managerial talks with United on three separate occasions since 2018. The 54-year-old tactician holds a 10 million dollar release clause in his United States agreement, which was extended in August. His current squad faces an imminent two-legged Concacaf Nations League quarter-final tie against Haiti.