Michael Carrick is set to be relieved of his duties as Manchester United head coach with the club sitting in the Premier League relegation zone after 10 games.

According to The Athletic, Man United have already started the process of identifying a replacement for Carrick with the anticipation a change will be made before the club’s next Premier League match at Liverpool following the international break.

Former Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who is currently in charge of the United States men’s national team has been linked, as has former Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann and former Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe.

Manchester United have won just one of their opening 10 matches of the Premier League season with matches against Liverpool, Brentford and Newcastle coming up after the break. But there is an expectation that Carrick won’t be in charge for those matches.

What would be interesting from a Newcastle perspective is if Howe were to be appointed and one of his first matches in charge comes against his former club at St James’ Park.

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Carrick took charge of Man United last season with the club sitting seventh in the Premier League but was able to guide them to a third place finish and Champions League qualification. But performances and results have regressed badly this season with the club being knocked out of the Carabao Cup and losing convincingly to Como and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

In addition to Man United’s solitary Premier League win against newly-promoted Ipswich Town, Carrick’s side came from 2-0 down to beat AS Roma 3-2 in the Champions League while also cruising past Azerbaijani champions Sabah 4-0 in the same competition.

The first managerial casualty of the Premier League season was confirmed this week with Pierre Sage relieved of his duties following a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool. It is expected Carrick could soon follow, but back in the North East, Newcastle are set to stick by their head coach.

Matthias Jaissle backed as NUFC head coach

Like Sage and Carrick, Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle has also come under intense scrutiny, despite only being appointed at the beginning of August. But the German retains the full support of the club's hierarchy.

The Magpies sit 12th in the Premier League on 12 points, with their next two fixtures coming against the current top two, Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Heading into the two-week international break, Jaissle managed to ease some of the pressure surrounding his future after Newcastle avoided defeat at Fulham on Saturday afternoon.

“I try to not follow the things that are written, but of course, here and there, you get some comments,” Jaissle said last Thursday. “But the nice part is that I got even more of the feeling from within the club how committed they are, and that's something really important in a week where there are speculations or rumours.

“This is something we cannot influence, so that was good, good to know, good to feel, but I try again also in these aspects not being distracted.

“There's no need for meetings, you feel that in the everyday work. We're working here on the training ground every day from the morning until the evening, and this is something you feel then.

“Of course you get here and there is a message, and that just shows me that everyone is believing in the long-term project, and that everyone also is aware and is realistic about the journey and where we are right now.”