Ineos set to finally do something right in a lot of Manchester United fans' eyes
Mauricio Pochettino is Manchester United's preferred candidate to replace Michael Carrick
United are close to making yet another managerial change. Michael Carrick avoided the sack last month after disastrous back-to-back defeats to Como and Bournemouth.
A review was pushed back to the November international break, with Carrick given three games to save his job.
The Reds went on to lose to Chelsea after Lisandro Martinez was sent off, produced a magnificent comeback to defeat Roma in the Champions League, before astonishingly drawing with Aston Villa.
But those results will not be enough to save Carrick. During a meeting in Monaco, it is expected that Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada will advise Ineos to sack Carrick.
With the writing on the wall for Carrick, we asked our readers: 'Who should be the next Manchester United manager if Michael Carrick is sacked?'
At the time of writing, 5,600 votes had been cast, with readers given the options of Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann, Antonio Conte, Other and Pochettino.
Coming out on top was Pochettino, who secured 34 per cent of the vote. Just behind him was Conte with 27 per cent, Howe with 14 per cent, Other with 13 per cent and Nagelsmann with 12 per cent.
Pochettino's marginal victory comes as United continue talks with the Argentine's team. A release clause of £7.43m is understood to be in his contract with the United States' Men's National Team (USMNT).