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Man Utd sack Carrick after one win in ten league games
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๐ฐ Manchester United have sacked Michael Carrick, with Mauricio Pochettino the expected replacement.
๐ Key points
โ๏ธ United announced Carrick's departure on 12 November.
๐ They are 18th with eight points from ten league games.
๐ Sky Sports reports a full agreement with USA coach Pochettino.
๐๏ธ He is expected to take charge against Liverpool on 22 November.
๐ฃ๏ธ The club says it will appoint a successor as quickly as possible.
๐ What happened
๐จ United said they had reached the "extremely difficult conclusion" that a change was necessary to achieve their ambitions. Sky Sports reports that Sir Jim Ratcliffe ratified the decision at a meeting in Monaco.
๐ Carrick took over as interim boss in January and lifted United from seventh to third last season. This term they have won one of ten league games, starting with defeat to Hull City. Al Jazeera reports that captain Bruno Fernandes criticising his tactics deepened a dressing-room rift.
๐ His last game was a draw with Aston Villa at Old Trafford on 8 November. Sky Sports understands Pochettino has a release clause of about ยฃ7m and talks with the US federation are at the paperwork stage. Al Jazeera adds that Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann and Antonio Conte have also been linked.
๐ By the numbers
โข One win, four draws, five defeats in the league; 8 points; 18th
โข Three wins in 15 games in all competitions this season
โข Carrick's permanent record: 15 wins in 32 games
โข Pochettino release clause about ยฃ7m (Sky Sports)
๐ญ Why it matters
United are heading for their eighth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson left. The Liverpool game on 22 November is the first test.
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