CARRICK ON NO MORE! Man Utd set to SACK Carrick after disastrous start to the season with Red Devils in the drop zone

Michael Carrick is now expected to be sacked at Manchester United with the club set to make a managerial change.

Carrick, who has overseen United's worst start to a domestic campaign in 40 years, was granted a stay of execution during the last international break despite a poor start to the season. However, the 45-year-old has been unable to oversee a marked improvement in results with United currently in the relegation zone after winning just one of their 10 Premier League games this term.

United's plight has led to further scrutiny on Carrick's position with reports outlining that his future would be decided this week.

And The Guardian now claim that United are 'moving towards' sacking their head coach, though a final decision has yet to be reached.

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Jason Wilcox, Manchester United's director of football, is leading the review into Carrick. He and the club's chief executive, Omar Berrada, will make a recommendation to Sir Jim Ratcliffe after coming to a final decision.

The duo considered dispensing with Carrick as recently as last month before deciding to give the former United midfielder more time to try and oversee an upturn in form.

United's 4-4 draw with Aston Villa on Sunday means Carrick has yielded one win, one loss and one draw from the most recent run of fixtures.

Those results, coupled with United's standing in the relegation zone, has seen Wilcox and Berrada now in a position where they are 'minded to remove' Carrick, with there said to be a 'growing expectation' within the club that he will be sacked.

Other reports outline that work has already begun on sourcing Carrick's successor.

Eddie Howe is among those to have been heavily linked with United in recent weeks and is said to have an advocate in Wilcox. Julian Nagelsmann, another coach like Howe who is currently unattached, and the United States manager, Mauricio Pochettino, are two other names who are likely to be of interest to United.