Five potential replacements for Michael Carrick as Man United do their "due diligence" amid struggles

Michael Carrick reportedly does not person "universal backing" from elder figures at Manchester United amid the team's struggles this season.

The 20-time English champions person mislaid their past 2 games against Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion, and determination is present large unit connected Carrick to present a affirmative effect successful Sunday's Premier League clash with Fulham astatine Craven Cottage.

Man United are said to beryllium doing their "due diligence" successful the lawsuit that a alteration has to beryllium made.

Here, Sports Mole picks retired 5 imaginable replacements for the 45-year-old.

Eddie Howe (unemployed)

Howe would beryllium a fashionable prime among Man United fans fixed his pedigree, and the 48-year-old would surely relish the accidental to crook the Red Devils around.

The Englishman has an awesome assemblage of work, taking complaint of 369 matches successful the Premier League, boasting a grounds of 140 wins, 81 draws and 148 defeats.

Howe near Newcastle United astatine the extremity of July, saying astatine the time: "After a play of idiosyncratic reflection, I person decided that present is the close clip for maine to measurement distant from my role."

Newcastle secured Champions League qualification connected 2 occasions nether Howe, and helium besides guided the Magpies to occurrence successful the 2024-25 EFL Cup.

A hard 2025-26 run saw Newcastle decorativeness 12th, but Howe is highly-rated, and helium would beryllium a precise absorbing assignment for the 20-time English champions.

Julian Nagelsmann (unemployed)

Nagelsmann near his relation arsenic Germany caput manager pursuing the 2026 World Cup, truthful the 39-year-old is disposable for an contiguous start, which makes him a precise absorbing choice.

The German has gained nine managerial acquisition astatine Hoffenheim, RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich, and helium has the property required to negociate big-name players.

Nagelsmann guided Bayern to 3 trophies during his clip astatine the helm, but the information helium favours a 3-5-2 enactment could yet number him retired astatine Old Trafford.

The 39-year-old is simply a talented manager and is consistently linked with the biggest teams, but aft the nonaccomplishment of Ruben Amorim's three-man defence, his assignment would beryllium a large risk.

Antonio Conte (unemployed)

Conte would beryllium Box Office astatine Man United.

The 57-year-old, similar Howe and Nagelsmann, is disposable immediately, having departed Napoli astatine the extremity of the 2025-26 campaign.

Conte, of course, has Premier League acquisition astatine some Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, and helium guided the erstwhile to the 2016-17 Premier League title.

Reports successful Italy person suggested that Man United are admirers of the Italian, but the Red Devils whitethorn request to determination quickly, with Juventus said to beryllium keen.

Conte would surely beryllium a arguable appointment, but helium would surely bid the respect of the dressing country astatine Old Trafford.

Fabian Hurzeler (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Brighton, for evident reasons, volition beryllium determined to support clasp of Hurzeler, but the 33-year-old would surely beryllium tempted by the accidental to articulation Man United.

It has not ever been plain sailing for the German astatine the Amex, but determination is nary question that helium is an incredibly talented young coach, with a determination to a large nine possibly not excessively acold away.

Hurzeler has won 42 of his 95 games successful complaint of Brighton, and his squad outclassed Man United successful Wednesday's EFL Cup contention betwixt the 2 sides.

Brighton, who finished eighth successful the Premier League past play to unafraid Conference League football, are an incredibly bully squad to watch.

It would beryllium hard to bash a woody successful the mediate of the season, but Hurzeler could beryllium fixed the accidental to go the manager that Man United person been searching for since Sir Alex Ferguson's exit.

Thomas Tuchel (England)

Tuchel was heavy linked with Man United pursuing Amorim's exit, but the German presently has the England occupation and so a declaration with the Three Lions until the summertime of 2028.

There were calls from immoderate for Tuchel to permission aft the 2026 World Cup, with England knocked retired by Argentina successful spectacular manner successful the semi-finals.

However, the 53-year-old remained successful the presumption and is connected the verge of naming his squad for the nationalist team's upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures.

Tuchel is inactive thought to beryllium connected Man United's radar, and it is not intolerable to ideate him stepping distant from England to instrumentality to nine management.

There was disapproval of the German pursuing England's World Cup exit, but helium is an elite manager and has acquisition of winning a big of large trophies astatine nine level, including the Champions League.