LAST UPDATE | 22 hrs ago MICHAEL CARRICK HAS been sacked as manager of Manchester United. As originally reported by The 42, Carrick was this morning informed that his time at the helm at Old Trafford has come to an end. His departure arrives on the back of a poor run of results, in which United have earned just eight points in 10 Premier League games. Their only win was against Ipswich in August while they were forced to rally twice against Aston Villa to earn a 4-4 draw after injury-time goals from Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu. That result sent Man United into the international break in the relegation zone after August for the first time in 40 years. Carrick said at the time that he hoped to “move forward and keep working” as manager having previously served as the interim boss. He was confirmed as head coach earlier this year in May, agreeing a deal until 2028. But with United now languishing in 18th place, Carrick has been removed from his position and Manchester United will put in place a new boss, with current USA manager Mauricio Pochettino the clear front-runner to take charge at Old Trafford. In a statement on the club’s website, Manchester United confirmed the news, saying, “After a disappointing start to the season, the club has come to the extremely difficult conclusion that a change is necessary in order to achieve our ambitions.” The statement concludes with: “The club intends to appoint a permanent successor as quickly as possible.” To embed this post, copy the code below on your site 600px wide 400px wide 300px wide Access to the comments facility has been disabled for this user