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Why Manchester United face a race against time to confirm Mauricio Pochettino appointment

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Flood, G. (2026, November 11). Why Manchester United face a race against time to confirm Mauricio Pochettino appointment. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-mauricio-pochettino-next-manager-race-against-time-b1304480.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-11 · by George Flood

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Manchester United may dismiss interim manager Michael Carrick after a meeting with club executives in Monaco on Wednesday. The preferred replacement is Mauricio Pochettino, who currently leads the USMNT and has a $10 million contract release clause that Manchester United is willing to pay. Pochettino’s appointment faces time pressure as he needs to address reporters before upcoming matches for the US national team against Haiti in Miami this weekend and Cincinnati next week.
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Manchester United is expected to sack manager Michael Carrick following a disastrous start to the season, which has left the club in the Premier League relegation zone after winning only one of their first 10 matches. Mauricio Pochettino, the current head coach of the United States men’s national team, has emerged as the favorite and leading candidate to replace Carrick. Reports indicate that the club has opened talks with Pochettino, who is reportedly interested in the move. To secure his appointment, Manchester United will need to activate a $10 million (£7.4 million) release clause in Pochettino's contract with U.S. Soccer. This figure may increase if the club also decides to retain his longtime assistant and confidant, Jesús Pérez. A final decision regarding Carrick's future was scheduled for a meeting in Monaco on Wednesday. While Carrick continued to lead training on Tuesday and Wednesday, the expectation remains that he will be relieved of his duties imminently. The Athletic reported on Thursday that the club intends to pay the buyout clause to release Pochettino from his national team duties.

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Evening StandardThis outlet11 Nov

Manchester United may dismiss interim manager Michael Carrick after a meeting with club executives in Monaco on Wednesday. The preferred replacement is Mauricio Pochettino, who currently leads the USMNT and has a $10 million contract release clause that Manchester United is willing to pay. Pochettino’s appointment faces time pressure as he needs to address reporters before upcoming matches for the US national team…

Why Manchester United face a race against time to confirm Mauricio Pochettino appointment (this article)17 articles from Evening Standard on this story
BBC12 Nov

This analysis explores the internal circumstances surrounding Michael Carrick's dismissal as Manchester United head coach following a period of poor results and a lack of structural progress. The club's leadership informed Carrick and his representatives that a recommendation regarding his future would be made during a planned meeting with co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, coinciding with Manchester United learning of a…

How Pochettino came on Man Utd's radar - and what Carrick was told when →3 articles from BBC on this story
The Guardian11 Nov

Manchester United are nearing an agreement to hire Mauricio Pochettino as their head coach, contingent on Michael Carrick being dismissed based on a recommendation from Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada. A meeting between Ratcliffe, the club's minority owner who controls sporting policy, and Wilcox and Berrada in Monaco is expected to confirm Carrick’s removal. With Carrick leading Manchester United poorly this…

Manchester United close on Mauricio Pochettino deal before settling Carrick’s fate →2 articles from The Guardian on this story
New York Post10 Nov

Mauricio Pochettino, currently head coach of the US men’s national team, is reportedly the top candidate to replace Manchester United's interim manager Michael Carrick, who could be fired soon due to poor performance this season. The article notes that Pochettino has a $10 million release clause in his contract with the USMNT, which would allow him to leave for the Premier League position if he chooses. Multiple…

USMNT’s Mauricio Pochettino favored to replace embattled Manchester United coach →
Daily Caller10 Nov

Mauricio Pochettino, head coach of the US men’s soccer team, is reportedly being considered for the position of Manchester United manager after Michael Carrick's tenure ends due to poor performance this season. Sources cited by ESPN indicate that talks are ongoing and that a $10 million release clause in Pochettino’s contract with U.S. Soccer would need to be paid if he were to join Manchester United.

US Soccer At Threat Of Losing Mauricio Pochettino To Manchester United: REPORT →
Al Jazeera11 Nov

The article discusses why Mauricio Pochettino is favored to replace Michael Carrick as head coach at Manchester United if Carrick’s departure is confirmed. Manchester United currently sits in the relegation zone, having won only one of its first ten Premier League matches this season. The piece highlights Pochettino's management style, which focuses on developing young talent and playing attractive football, noting…

Why is Pochettino the favourite to replace Carrick at Manchester United? →

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Carrick is expected to be sacked by United at Carrington later in the day in a face-to-face meeting with United’s CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox, who are both now back in the UK following their talks with co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco on Wednesday.
Pochettino would replace Michael Carrick, who remains in post but is expected to be sacked following a meeting of the United hierarchy that is due to take place in Monaco on Wednesday.
However, it is expected that the decision to sack Carrick will be made later today some 800 miles away in Monaco, where chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox are travelling to hold a meeting with co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who controls the sporting operation at the club.
Widespread reports overnight claim that a decision has finally been made, with Carrick set to depart and a new manager be appointed, but there remains plenty of questions regarding who the new man could be.
The players are still fighting for their boss and fans once again showed their strong support, though it remains to be seen if these terrible starts to games will ultimately prove his downfall.
However, it has since been reported by multiple outlets that Deschamps has indicated that he would have no interest in taking the United job as things stand, instead preferring to wait to likely return to football next summer.
And I will use every ounce of my experience, every ounce of my knowledge, to have an understanding of what we're going to need to bring consistency.
Carrick will be desperate to avoid a repeat on Tuesday night, with Roma’s visit and that of Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday preceding another review of his position from the club hierarchy that is expected to take place during the November international break.
The beleaguered Man Utd boss may now have only two games left to save his job, with a further review expected during the November international break, following Sunday’s home clash with Aston Villa in the Premier League.
The plan would always have been that when the ball goes into Mac Allister, Odegaard it’s your job to get after him.
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It is understood that a final decision to dismiss Carrick has yet to be taken, but that CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox are likely to recommend to co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe that a change is made in an attempt to halt United’s alarming run of form that has seen them win just one of their opening 10 Premier League matches and sit in the relegation zone heading into the November international break.
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Pochettino would replace Michael Carrick, who remains in post but is expected to be sacked following a meeting of the United hierarchy that is due to take place in Monaco on Wednesday.

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Pochettino would replace Michael Carrick, who remains in post but is expected to be sacked following a meeting of the United hierarchy that is due to take place in Monaco on Wednesday. asserted
that → replace → Wednesday
It is understood that a final decision to dismiss Carrick has yet to be taken, but that CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox are likely to recommend to co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe that a change is made in an attempt to halt United’s alarming run of form that has seen them win just one of their opening 10 Premier League matches and sit in the relegation zone heading into the November international break. asserted
them → understand → break
Pochettino has emerged as United’s No1 option to succeed Carrick, with the club understood to be willing to pay the $10million (£7.5m) release clause in his contract with the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT), which was only extended until 2030 after this summer’s World Cup on home soil. asserted
which → emerge → soil
The Argentine has spoken to United on multiple occasions in the past and is known to be keen on the job, moving clear of the likes of Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann and Antonio Conte in the race. asserted
Argentine → speak → race
They initially take on Haiti in Miami on Saturday, before playing the second fixture in Cincinnati next Wednesday. asserted
They → take → Cincinnati
The USMNT close 2026 with a friendly against Jamaica in Fort Lauderdale on December 13. asserted
USMNT → close → December
The first leg against Haiti has been relocated from Kingston in an “exceptional hosting arrangement”, with Haiti having been unable to stage home matches in their own country since 2021. asserted
Haiti → relocate → 2021
Pochettino has been in charge of the USMNT since succeeding Gregg Berhalter in the aftermath of the 2024 Copa America tournament, finishing as a runner-up in last year’s Gold Cup and also leading the team to the last 16 of a World Cup co-hosted by the United States earlier this year. asserted
Pochettino → succeed → States
The USMNT, United and Pochettino will surely all look to have the situation resolved before those games against Haiti, with struggling United returning from the international break with a huge game away against fierce rivals Liverpool at Anfield on November 22. asserted
United → look → November
Pochettino is due to address reporters on Friday ahead of the first leg against Haiti in a pre-match press conference, though the USA have cancelled media access scheduled for Wednesday. asserted
USA → address → Wednesday
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