Man Utd are planning to bring in Bayern Munich coach Aaron Danks as an assistant to Michael Carrick if they keep him on, according to reports.

The Red Devils fell into the Premier League’s relegation zone over the weekend after Man Utd could only draw at home to Aston Villa on Sunday.

It could have been worse for Man Utd too as they went two goals down twice against the Villans before an incredible late comeback rescued a point.

Red Devils duo Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu scored a goal each in second-half injury time to save Carrick in another dramatic evening at Old Trafford.

Man Utd ended a nine-match winless run in all competitions on Tuesday as they came from 2-0 down against Roma to win 3-2 in equally dramatic fashion.

The Red Devils hierarchy seem to have already made their mind up that Carrick will be in charge after the international break with The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell revealing that he doesn’t think Carrick “is going to lose his job”.

Whitwell told the Talk of The Devils podcast: “They wanted to give him [Carrick] time to turn results around without giving the definition. We then found out it was to do with the international break which is at this point and a reassessment is in the works.

“I’ve been making a few calls tonight and the temperature doesn’t feel like… the way it’s happened at the end [of the Villa game] with two late goals, doesn’t feel like an immediate urgency to make that kind of call again.

“[…] I don’t sense that’s a situation that’s going to change, I don’t think Michael Carrick is going to lose his job as we speak right now.”

Aaron Danks is the name on Man Utd lips

And now TEAMtalk have revealed that Man Utd are ‘considering bringing in another coach’ to help strengthen Carrick’s backroom staff at Old Trafford if they keep him in charge.

With keeping Carrick now ‘a genuine option’, TEAMtalk adds: ‘And the name that has long been admired at Old Trafford is Aaron Danks, who is currently a key part of Vincent Kompany’s coaching staff at Bayern Munich.

‘Highly-rated Danks previously worked with Carrick at Middlesbrough, and United believe his coaching qualities could prove valuable if they decide to give their current manager further backing.

‘The possibility of adding another coach is one of several avenues being considered by Wilcox, chief executive Omar Berrada and other key decision makers, as United assess how best to get their season back on track.’