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After graduating with first-class honours from the University of Central Lancashire in 2019, Emilio began his journalism career at Snack Media, now part of Valnet. He has since written for several of the company's football publications, including Vital Football, The Transfer Tavern and Football FanCast.
 

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Michael Carrick turned up at Carrington this morning with his Man United job still on the line, but the expectation is he will leave.

United are yet to have made a final call, with the club aiming to settle his future during the international break.

Carrick back at Carrington as United chiefs prepare for Monaco talks

The Guardian says Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada are due to meet Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco to recommend Carrick’s dismissal, while the BBC Sport reports that the pair are also expected to make the case for a change to the Glazer family.

United gave Carrick three more games after Bournemouth beat them 3-0 in October. They lost to Chelsea, came from behind to beat Roma and needed two goals in stoppage time to draw 4-4 with Aston Villa.

Patrick Dorgu’s dramatic equaliser gave Old Trafford a moment to celebrate on Sunday, but the league table took the shine off it, with United in the bottom three and their only league win coming against Ipswich in August.

United go to Liverpool later this month, and Sky says the club would rather avoid putting a caretaker in charge if Carrick goes.

Many names, including Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann, Antonio Conte, Didier Deschamps and even Cesc Fabregas have all been mentioned as United managerial targets, but a very familiar face has re-entered the frame.

Mauricio Pochettino makes Man Utd decision after emerging as 'serious' name

Graeme Bailey now says Mauricio Pochettino “would jump at the chance” to manage United.

The journalist reports a 'serious' chance of the Argentine taking over, but stressed that United have yet to contact Pochettino or his representatives directly.

United already know what it’s like to sit across a table from him.

ESPN says the club have interviewed Pochettino three times before and now see him as their preferred option, with Howe and Nagelsmann still among the names being considered, but it’s the Argentine who has come to the fore as the pressure on Carrick reaches breaking point.

Hiring him would come with a hefty bill, though.

Pochettino signed a new deal with U.S. Soccer in August that takes him through the 2030 World Cup, and United would have to pay around £7.5m to activate his release clause.

There’s also the small matter of two Nations League games against Haiti during this break.

Pochettino has a team to pick while United are working out who should pick theirs. He may be willing to come, but getting him in before the Liverpool game would leave little room for talks to drag.

United’s next manager has to fix their dreadful starts

At Spurs, Pochettino made a top four finish something the fans came to expect. Tottenham managed it four seasons in a row and reached the Champions League final in 2019.

He’s had to lift a struggling team in this league, too - Chelsea had to win their last five league games to finish sixth in his only season there - while also showing he has what it takes to carry a heavy favourite to a league title during his time with PSG.

Villa needed four minutes to go two up at Old Trafford, and Roma took 17. United found a way back both times, but there’s only so often they can ask their forwards to dig them out of a hole.

Against Villa, they got themselves level before the interval and were two down again eight minutes after it. If Pochettino gets the job, he could start by solving that glaring problem United have of conceding the advantage very early.

United scored seven goals across those two home games and still spent most of each match chasing the game, so it is a clear issue Pochettino needs to resolve if he does indeed get the job.