End of the road for Michael Carrick? Manchester United likely to part ways with club legend: Reports

Ahead of United’s derby against Liverpool, the club’s board is reportedly of the mind to part ways with Michael Carrick to look for other options to steer their ship back to form. | Photo Credit: AP

It looks like the end of the road for Michael Carrick as Manchester United manager, as multiple reports from the United Kingdom indicate that the former midfielder is set to be relieved of his duties in the international break.

United has been in a dismal run in the last two months, with just one win in 11 matches, and is languishing in the Premier League relegation zone, at 18th with eight points from 10 games.

In their previous match, the Red Devils were trailing 2-4 until the 90th minute – a result that would have made it drop to the bottom of the league standings – when stoppage-time goals by Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu helped them salvage a point.

After the game, Carrick, however, dismissed any suggestion he could resign if it was in the best interests of the club. “That’s not going to happen. I’m quite clear what direction the club needs to go in, and we’ve just got to win games.”

“I’m pretty clear where we need to go and how we need to get there... as a normal international week is, we’ll have some training, we’ll have one or two days off, not too much, but we’ll train and get ready for the next game,” he added.

But ahead of United’s derby against Liverpool, the club’s board is reportedly of the mind to part ways with Carrick to look for other options to steer their ship back to form.

As a player, Carrick had joined United in 2006 and went on to win 17 trophies with the club under manager Alex Ferguson, including five Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League in the 2007-08 season.

He returned to the club as manager in 2021 and again in January this year as interim manager. He was given the full-time role in May 2026 after steering the club to a third-place finish and earning Champions League qualification.

The board backed him in the summer with £155 million on transfers for a midfield rebuild, which saw the arrivals of Youri Tielemans, Carlos Baleba and Andrey Santos, but they haven’t translated into results.

Published on Nov 10, 2026

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