Tim Sherwood has said that Jason Wilcox 'has to go' at Manchester United, while Jamie Redknapp believes the director of football will be 'devastated' that things have not worked out for him at Old Trafford. Sir Jim Ratcliffe is set to attend a meeting for senior INEOS staff in Monaco on Wednesday, where Wilcox and United CEO Omar Berrada are expected to make their case for the sacking of Michael Carrick.
Carrick's Difficult Start
The 45-year-old has only been in a permanent head coaching role with the Reds for a matter of months but has endured a tough start to the new season. United sit 18th in the Premier League standings with just eight points from their opening 10 games - their worst start to a campaign in some 40 years.
As a result, Carrick's suitability for the role has been put in the spotlight, with expectations that his tenure will not see the other side of the November international break. However, according to Sherwood, the formula to success at Old Trafford is a far bigger task than simply sacking a head coach and hiring someone new.
Staff Changes Urged
Speaking on the Overlap Daily alongside Redknapp, the 57-year-old claimed that Wilcox, Berrada and Christopher Vivell - who is the head of recruitment at the club - also need to part ways with the club, should Ratcliffe hope to reverse fortunes and restore glory to Manchester United.
He said: "And as much as he's my pal, you can't make decisions like they've been making. Wilcox has to go, Berrada has to go, Vivell, head of recruitment, has to go."
Sherwood added: "He [Wilcox] would say it himself. I know him well enough, he can do without this. It's the best job in the world if it goes right. It's the worst job in the world if..."
Redknapp's View on Wilcox
Redknapp then added: "I look at Omar Berrada and Jason...their jacket is so high, and every time something happens, it flashes to them and they're celebrating. If Jason Wilcox goes to Monaco and then Jim Ratcliffe says to him, 'Look Jason, thanks for everything.'"
"Because when people say - even Peter Schmeichel said it - 'Oh he's been at Blackburn, he's been at Man City,' he will be devastated it hasn't worked out. You don't go there thinking, 'Oh it's Man City, I'm going to try and mess it up...Man United,' ridiculous."
"Whoever thinks that is ridiculous. He has gone in there hoping and thinking, 'I can turn this around,' but it hasn't worked. And so, I think they'll be quite relieved."
Ratcliffe's Decision
In agreement, Sherwood said: "I think you're right. I think if he said, 'Look, we've got to relieve you of your duties, we're going to obviously make a change with the manager as well,' but then who's going to go back? I think it should be Ratcliffe."
"Can't do it on the phone. He has to then leave Monaco, he has to go back to Manchester, he has to sit in front of Michael Carrick and say, 'We're going to make a change,' or he says, 'We're not going to make a change, we're going to keep you until the end of the season.'"
"But, if he keeps him, he keeps them two. If he doesn't keep him, then he has to change it."
