Michael Carrick has been sacked by Manchester United following a run of just one win from their first 10 games this season.

Carrick had only been appointed on a permanent basis in May, and despite coming back twice against Aston Villa to draw 4-4 before the international break, United currently sit 18th in the Premier League.

This disastrous start to the new season has convinced the club to part ways with their former midfielder, who won five league titles and a Champions League with them among numerous other accolades.

His likely successor Mauricio Pochettino is set to becomes United’s eighth head coach since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 after joining from the US men’s national team.

United are estimated to be spending £20m to get the Argentine and his backroom staff out of their US contracts, as well as paying off Carrick.

It means the club are set to pass the £100m mark in compensation payments to new managers and sporting directors in the post-Ferguson era.

Pochettino, who previously managed Tottenham and Chelsea, faces a tough start to his United tenure with a trip to Anfield next Sunday.

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