Pictured: Michael Carrick arrives at Carrington before Manchester United sack meeting

The under-fire Man Utd boss gave a thumbs up as he was photographed driving into the car park at the club’s training base early on Thursday morning.

Carrick is expected to be sacked by United at Carrington later in the day in a face-to-face meeting with United’s CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox, who are both now back in the UK following their talks with co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco on Wednesday.

It was decided in that summit after weeks of speculation that Carrick would be relieved of his duties after an abysmal start to the season that has seen United win only one of their first 10 Premier League games and sit in the relegation zone heading into the international break.

Thumbs up: Michael Carrick arrives at Carrington on Thursday morning