David Ornstein has claimed that three alternatives to Michael Carrick would not be willing to turn down the Manchester United managerial role if it became available.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Ineos team are holding a summit in Monaco on Wednesday and Michael Carrick’s future at Old Trafford is believed to be part of the agenda.

“Most recently, Mauricio Pochettino has jumped to the top of the betting to be the favourite to be the next Manchester United head coach,” Ornstein said.

“Eddie Howe has been mooted as a contender. We’ve spoken about Conte also on this podcast and many others.”

Eddie Howe and Antonio Conte have both been free agents since last summer after their tenures at Newcastle and Napoli respectively ended. Mauricio Pochettino, on the other hand, is currently in charge of the United States national team and is preparing his side for their November international fixtures.

According to Ornstein, Conte, Pochettino and Howe would not turn down the opportunity to become the eighth permanent United head coach in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era. He added that the aforementioned Man Utd-linked managerial names feel that they could turn the Premier League club around under their reigns.

“They would take the job. Let’s make no mistake about that,” Ornstein explained.

“And they would believe that they’re the ones to turn this around if and when Manchester United are resurrected and, I don’t know, move into their new stadium. There’s a sporting success story here to be written of proportions that we might not have seen anywhere before.

“The problem is, when will we see that? Will it ever come?”

United are in 18th place in the Premier League table and the Red Devils are one point adrift of 17th-place Coventry City after 10 league matches this season. The Red Devils will travel to Anfield next and United and Liverpool will play their Premier League showdown on 22nd November.