Wilcox and Berrada Expected to Recommend Sacking Carrick to Ratcliffe

Manchester United officials are expected to meet Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco on Tuesday to recommend the dismissal of head coach Michael Carrick, The Guardian reported.

Chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox reached this conclusion after analyzing performance data across a difficult campaign. Ratcliffe controls sporting policy at the club and will receive the recommendation directly during Tuesday’s talks. Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as a primary candidate to replace Carrick if the change proceeds. Pochettino currently manages the United States men’s national team and is under contract until the 2030 World Cup.

Recruiting Pochettino would require Manchester United to pay approximately £7m in compensation to the US Soccer Federation due to a break clause in his contract, according to The Guardian. Alongside the former Tottenham Hotspur manager, Eddie Howe also remains on Wilcox’s radar for the position.

United sit in the Premier League relegation zone and occupy 17th place in the Champions League standings. The team has secured only three victories in 15 matches across all competitions this season.

Carrick narrowly avoided dismissal following a 3-0 defeat against Bournemouth on October 25. Berrada and Wilcox met at the club training ground the following day to discuss his future before granting him a three-match window before the international break to reverse the team’s form.

The subsequent run yielded one defeat, one win, and one draw. The displays in those fixtures, combined with the wider sequence of poor results, prompted the executive team to reconsider his position. Growing expectations within the club suggest Carrick will lose his job following Tuesday’s meetings.

Carrick is scheduled to take charge of training on Tuesday at Carrington while club executives finalize discussions overseas. The team prepares for upcoming domestic fixtures under intense scrutiny as the hierarchy weighs immediate managerial changes.