Michael Carrick future: Two 'leading frontrunners' revealed as Man Utd 'consider' head coach position

Manchester United person reportedly pinpointed Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann arsenic the starring contenders to instrumentality implicit from Michael Carrick arsenic caput coach.

The Red Devils deed a caller debased connected Sunday afternoon, losing 3-0 astatine location to Bournemouth successful a profoundly disappointing display.

The decision stretched their winless tally successful each competitions to 8 games and near them 16th successful the Premier League table and dangerously adjacent to the relegation zone.

Carrick made the striking determination to permission skipper Bruno Fernandes on the bench aft the midfielder precocious spoke publically astir the team's tactical approach.

However, the erstwhile midfielder's aboriginal astatine Old Trafford present appears uncertain, with the club's hierarchy stepping up its hunt for a imaginable successor.

Nagelsmann and Howe 'emerge' arsenic Man Utd frontrunners

Sky Sports News reports that United executives Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada are expected to counsel co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to disregard Carrick successful the coming days.

The study says Howe and Nagelsmann are presently the starring candidates should the managerial presumption go vacant.

Neither would bid a compensation interest arsenic Howe near Newcastle United successful July, needing clip to recharge, portion Nagelsmann has been retired of enactment since leaving his relation arsenic Germany caput manager aft the team's daze World Cup exit to Paraguay implicit the summer.

Wilcox is believed to favour a manager with proven Premier League experience, portion recruitment main Christopher Vivell antecedently worked intimately with Nagelsmann astatine RB Leipzig.

Could Emery beryllium drawn to Old Trafford?

Howe and Nagelsmann are understood to pb United's existent shortlist, though the committee person besides considered Aston Villa manager Unai Emery and erstwhile Napoli brag Antonio Conte.

Emery remains committed to Villa's ongoing project, contempt erstwhile Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher precocious claiming the Spaniard should beryllium the wide archetypal prime for United's hierarchy.

Carragher argued that a manager with 4 Europa League titles would surely aspire to win successful the Champions League with 1 of football's biggest clubs.

United adjacent look Chelsea successful the Premier League connected Saturday lunchtime, with their mid-September nonaccomplishment to Brighton & Hove Albion successful the EFL Cup giving them a week to hole for the Stamford Bridge travel and, much importantly, to determine Carrick's future.