Michael Carrick could reportedly take a break from management after being sacked by Manchester United earlier this week. The former Red Devils midfielder was relieved of his duties on Thursday after overseeing the club's worst start to a season in 40 years. He left them in the relegation zone with over a quarter of the season gone, having claimed only eight points from their first 10 games.
Pochettino Expected to Take Over
Mauricio Pochettino is expected to replace Carrick in the United dugout, having reportedly agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal, and will be in charge for next weekend's game against Liverpool.
His predecessor, meanwhile, will be settling into life as an unemployed manager. His severance pay is reportedly expected to reach upwards of £5million, which will soften the blow somewhat.
Carrick's Stance on Future Offers
It seems Carrick is in no rush to return to management, with The Athletic claiming that any offers would need to be 'special' for him to accept. The report states that several clubs wanted to appoint the 45-year-old before he took charge of United, initially on an interim basis, earlier this year.
However, it's claimed that he won't be pressured into accepting anything for the foreseeable future unless it is genuinely the right fit.
Details of the Sacking
Carrick continued to lead training sessions at United right up until he was dismissed, with executives working on a deal for Pochettino at the same time. The decision to sack the 45-year-old was made in a meeting between Omar Berrada, Jason Wilcox and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, which was held in Monaco earlier this week.
Gary Neville was left furious with the way Carrick was treated, given his status as a United hero and his obvious love for the club. Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "It's been spectacularly bad to be in Monaco as an executive and an owner whilst your manager, who's a club legend, is taking training on the pitch and simultaneously approaching the US Soccer Federation to approach Mauricio Pochettino.
"It's just quite simply disgusting. That falls well below the standard of what you would expect in any other business, in any other industry. It would be constructive dismissal and you'd be getting sued."
The optics of being in Monaco whilst the team, the staff, the people who are running the club on a day-to-day basis are in Manchester, it's just not good and it reflects badly on the leadership. I don't think anybody comes out of this well at all.
