Manchester United manager Michael Carrick faces imminent dismissal following the club's disastrous start to the Premier League season with USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino emerging as the leading candidate to take over at Old Trafford.
United currently sit 18th in the Premier League table after a dismal run that includes a 4-4 draw against Aston Villa and just one victory in their first 10 matches marking their worst top-flight start in 40 years. While the board previously gave Carrick time to turn things around during the international break, executives Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox are expected to recommend a change to minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Pochettino signed an extension with the United States national team through 2030, reportedly holds release clauses enabling him to take high-profile club roles and is open to the position. Other contenders under consideration include former Newcastle manager Eddie Howe, ex-Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann and former Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna.
Manchester United will return to action following the international break with a tough fixture away against Liverpool on November 22.
