Was Aston Villa Michael Carrick’s last game as Manchester United head coach?

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Was Aston Villa Michael Carrick’s last game as Manchester United head coach?  Manchester United sit 18th in the Premier League after their worst-ever start to a Premier League season. They have one league win from ten games and thirty goals conceded across all competitions. Sunday’s 4-4 draw with Aston Villa pushed them into the relegation zone. Now chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox have travelled to Monaco to meet Sir Jim Ratcliffe and decide Carrick’s future.  The BBC reports they are expected to recommend a change, and ESPN says Carrick is increasingly likely to be gone before United visit Liverpool on November 22. Mauricio Pochettino is the bookmakers’ favourite to replace him, and Fabrizio Romano reports that talks are advanced. There is one obstacle: Pochettino is the USA head coach, on a contract that runs to the 2030 World Cup.  This video covers how Carrick got the job, how the season fell apart, who makes the final decision, and whether United will finally appoint the coach they passed over in 2018 and 2021.  Chapters 0:00 Carrick on the brink 0:15 How we got here 0:29 The collapse 0:54 The Monaco meeting 1:14 The Pochettino factor 1:30 Third time lucky? 1:37 The case for Carrick 1:46 The shortlist 1:52 Your verdict  Should United sack Carrick, and is Pochettino the right man this time? Share your view in the comments.  Subscribe for daily football stories and insights.  At the time of publishing, Michael Carrick remains Manchester United head coach. This video reports what major outlets say is expected. Tactical pitch graphics are illustrative.  Sources  BBC News: The Monaco summit that will decide the future of Carrick and Man Utd (11 Nov 2026) The False 9: Carrick’s Man Utd fate: who decides in Monaco and the Glazers (11 Nov 2026) ESPN: Man United executives, Sir Jim Ratcliffe meeting to discuss Carrick future (Nov 2026) Sky Sports: Man Utd will not rush decision over head coach’s tenure (9 Nov 2026) Morocco World News: Fabrizio Romano: Manchester United advance in talks to appoint Pochettino (11 Nov 2026) AllFootball: Romano: Man Utd could reach agreement with Pochettino at any time (11 Nov 2026) TEAMtalk: Mauricio Pochettino stance on replacing Michael Carrick emerges (9 Nov 2026) GIVEMESPORT: Man Utd hold talks to appoint 48-year-old manager instead of Pochettino (Nov 2026) Sportskeeda: Journalist claims Man United are ‘scared’ of hiring ‘serial winner’ (Nov 2026) Al Jazeera: Michael Carrick signs deal with Man United to be interim head coach (13 Jan 2026) Fox Sports: Next Manchester United manager: why Pochettino is a dark horse (Jan 2026) Sky Sports: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked by Manchester United after Watford defeat (Nov 2021)  Images and graphics are used for news reporting and commentary and belong to their respective owners.  #ManUtd #Carrick #Pochettino #ManchesterUnited #MUFC #PremierLeague #AstonVilla #FootballNews  #ManchesterUnited #MichaelCarrick #MauricioPochettino #MUFC #PremierLeag

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00:0018th in the table. One league win. And tonight, Manchester United's bosses are meeting in Monaco

00:05to decide Michael Carrick's future. Everything points one way. And the man who keeps coming back

00:11to this story? Mauricio Pochettino. Let's break it down. In January, Carrick took over from Ruben

00:17Amorim, first as interim head coach. It worked. He took United to third place and back into the

00:22Champions League. A club legend. Five Premier League titles as a player, now the man in the

00:28dugout. This season has been a disaster. Eight points from 10 games. One league win and none

00:34in the last eight. 30 goals conceded in all competitions. The most of any team in Europe's

00:40top five leagues. It's the worst start in United's Premier League history. Then came Sunday. A 4-4

00:46draw with Aston Villa and United dropped into the relegation zone. Roy Keane's verdict? Carrick

00:52talks a lot, but doesn't say much. Today, Chief Executive Omar Barada and Director of Football

00:57Jason Wilcox flew to Monaco to meet Sir Jim Ratcliffe. According to the BBC, they're expected

01:02to recommend that Carrick goes. Ratcliffe makes the call, and the Glazers have to sign off.

01:08ESPN reports he's increasingly likely to be gone before United visit Liverpool on November

01:1222nd. And then there's Pochettino. He's the bookmaker's favorite, and Fabrizio Romano

01:18says talks are advanced. There's a catch. He's the USA head coach, and in August, he signed

01:23a new deal to the 2030 World Cup. But reports say a clause lets him speak to certain European

01:28clubs. This would be third time lucky. United looked at him in 2018, and again in 2021, and

01:35both times went another way. Not everyone agrees. Sky Sports reports the players still back Carrick,

01:41fans aren't calling for him to go, and some argue the real problem is ownership, not the

01:45coach. And if not Pochettino, Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann, and Antonio Conte are all in

01:51the frame. So, should United sack Carrick? And is Pochettino the right man this time?

01:56Tell me in the comments, and follow for daily football stories and insights.

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