Manchester United expected to sack Michael Carrick as Pochettino leads candidates

Manchester United's review of Michael Carrick's position follows a start that has left the club in the Premier League relegation zone. According to Infobae, United have won only once in ten league matches, their worst start to a Premier League season.

The club had already chosen to give Carrick more time. The BBC reported that United retained their head coach after a 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth on 25 October, intending to reassess his position.

By 9 November, the prospect of dismissal had become much more immediate. The BBC reported that United looked increasingly likely to sack Carrick.

There was still a distinction between an expected departure and a settled decision. On 9 November, Sky Sports said Carrick's position was increasingly in doubt, but it had been told that no final decision had yet been taken.

Attention also turned to a successor. ESPN FC reported on 9 November that United States coach Mauricio Pochettino was the favoured candidate to replace Carrick, citing sources.

On 10 November, Guardian Sport reported that director of football Jason Wilcox and chief executive Omar Berrada were expected to meet Ratcliffe in Monaco and recommend Carrick's dismissal. Its report also described Pochettino as a strong candidate.

The latest supplied reports point towards Carrick leaving, but do not confirm that he has been dismissed. GB News reported on 10 November that he arrived early at United's Carrington training ground while his departure was expected.

Pochettino remains the leading reported replacement rather than a confirmed appointment. ESPN again identified the United States coach as the favoured candidate on 10 November, citing sources.

The immediate question is whether United's review produces a formal dismissal during the international break. The expected recommendation from Wilcox and Berrada, reported by Guardian Sport, is the clearest pending step in the coverage.

A separate question is whether United move from identifying Pochettino as their preferred candidate to securing him. The source-based reporting from ESPN establishes his place in the club's thinking, not an agreement to take the job.