Manchester United identifies three key names to succeed Michael Carrick!

Manchester United has endured one of the worst starts in its recent history under Michael Carrick, leading to growing speculation about the possibility of bringing in a new manager for the club.

It has been a struggle for United this season, with just two victories to their name so far — both coming on home soil against Ipswich Town and Sabah.

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Carrick had surely hoped the international break would serve as a turning point, a chance to reset and rediscover some momentum. Yet that hoped-for upturn has failed to materialise, with neither the results nor the performances showing any real sign of improvement.

Three names on Manchester United’s radar as potential managers

Word from talkSPORT suggests United have cast their net wide in the search for a new head coach, with Fabian Hürzeler, Julian Nagelsmann and Antonio Conte all featuring on their radar.

Behind the scenes, a split appears to be emerging. Christopher Vivell, United's director of recruitment, has been championing Nagelsmann's cause internally. Jason Wilcox, the club's director of football, however, has his sights set firmly on Hürzeler.

The landscape is made more intriguing by the fact that both Conte and Nagelsmann are currently without a club, while Hürzeler remains tied to Brighton and Hove Albion until June 2029.

As for Carrick, the writing appears to be on the wall. He is toiling, and the harsh truth is that he may simply not be the calibre of head coach capable of lifting United to the heights they aspire to. Yet to lay all the blame at his feet would be to miss the bigger picture — United's troubles run far deeper than the man in the dugout.

Wilcox and Omar Berrada, the club's chief executive officer, have presided over a series of missteps, time and again exposing their lack of competence.

The saga of appointing Ruben Amorim and then persisting with him for as long as they did stands as a glaring indictment of a leadership team that appears to have lost its way. Handing Carrick the permanent role is shaping up to be another misjudgement, even if the summer transfer window did not provide him with the backing he needed.

The cold reality is that Wilcox and Berrada cannot be entrusted with choosing the next head coach. And should Carrick indeed be shown the door in the coming weeks, the pair ought to be walking out alongside him.

Hazem Mlhem |

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Hazem Mlhem est un rédacteur sportif expérimenté, animé par une passion pour le football africain.

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