Football: Berrada and Wilcox recommend Carrick’s dismissal
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Business Day Nigeria
According to press reports relayed by Business Day, Manchester United executives Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox recommend parting ways with head coach Michael Carrick, who sits 18th in the Premier League. A high-level meeting is due in Monaco on Wednesday, and Mauricio Pochettino appears the most serious candidate to succeed him.
Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada and football director Jason Wilcox recommend the departure of head coach Michael Carrick, according to press reports relayed by Business Day. The club, which drew 4-4 with Aston Villa on Sunday at Old Trafford, is 18th in the Premier League, in the relegation zone.
A high-level meeting is due on Wednesday in Monaco with co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Any decision to dismiss Carrick must be approved by Ratcliffe and the Glazer family, the club’s majority owners. Carrick, appointed in May on a two-year contract after an encouraging interim spell, succeeded Ruben Amorim in January.
This meeting follows the club beginning to evaluate successors, including head coach Mauricio Pochettino, the United States coach, according to The Athletic. This option had been presented as already under consideration in an earlier article, and former defender Rio Ferdinand had named Pochettino in another analysis.
