Michael Carrick facing Manchester United sack as crisis talks intensify

Carrick’s future has been under question since the heavy defeats to Como and Bournemouth last month when it was expected he would be fired as head coach at Old Trafford.

However, no decision was made, with sources close to the club insisting they would give him until the international break to make a decision on what happens next.

With United coming from behind to defeat Roma last week in the Champions League, and twice recovering from two goals down to salvage a draw against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday, it was widely expected that Carrick would be given until the trip to Liverpool, which is United’s first fixture after the international break, to see how things turned out.