Michael Carrick is taking Manchester United training at Carrington on Tuesday morning as senior club officials fly to Monaco for talks that could see him dismissed later this week.
United officials insist a final decision on Carrick's future has not been made, but it is understood that chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox will recommend dismissing the 45-year-old.
Crunch talks in Monaco
Berrada and Wilcox are reportedly due to attend a scheduled board meeting with co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco on Wednesday, during which Carrick's future will be discussed.
Carrick was given three games to turn the team's fortunes around after back-to-back defeats to Como and Bournemouth two weeks ago. Berrada and Wilcox have used the start of the international break to assess whether that has happened.
Mixed results in three-game spell
United won one, drew one and lost one in those three games, but they conceded eight goals and their matches remained chaotic affairs, particularly the games against Roma and Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
United came from 2-0 down against Roma to win 3-2, scoring twice in the final seven minutes, and then came from 2-0 and 4-2 down against Villa to salvage a point, with Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu scoring in injury time.
Decision pending ratification
Berrada and Wilcox are understood to have concluded that it is time to make a managerial change, although that decision will now need ratification from Ratcliffe and the Glazer family, which could come later this week.
Despite the likelihood of a change, Carrick remains in charge for now. He arrived at Carrington at 7.15am on Tuesday in his training kit, having had a scheduled day off on Monday.
Carrick and his coaching staff are taking training on Tuesday, although many of the first-team squad are away on international duty. A number of academy players from the Under-21 set-up have been promoted this week to make up the numbers.
Potential successors under scrutiny
Potential successors to Carrick have already been scrutinised, with current USA boss Mauricio Pochettino now the frontrunner for the job. He has a release clause in the contract extension he signed after the World Cup.
Out-of-work duo Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann are also under consideration.
