Pochettino, Howe, Emery… or Carrick? Man Utd’s managerial options

Manchester United’s poor Premier League start has put head coach Michael Carrick’s future under scrutiny, with the club’s directors due to meet in Monaco on Wednesday. United have won one of their first 10 league matches and sit 18th, prompting discussion of possible replacements and raising the prospect of another change in a long-running succession of managers.

The article considers candidates including Mauricio Pochettino, Julian Nagelsmann and Eddie Howe, alongside Unai Emery, while also asking whether Carrick could remain in charge. Pochettino has a new contract with the United States through 2030, though reported clauses may allow him to leave for certain major jobs; Nagelsmann has experience at Bayern Munich and with Germany, and Howe has recorded 84 Premier League wins as Newcastle manager. A departure would make Carrick the latest in a series of seven permanent managers since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.