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Manchester United sack Michael Carrick after poor run leaves club in relegation zone
Manchester United have sacked head coach Michael Carrick after a poor run of results.
The club appointed him permanently after an interim spell that included 12 wins in 17 games between January and May.
But United made a miserable start to the new season, recording one league win and three wins in all competitions from 15 attempts.
Carrick's final match was a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa, which left United in the bottom three.
The club now faces the threat of relegation, meaning it could drop out of the top division.
The sources do not say who will take charge next.
Manchester United sacked head coach Michael Carrick after a poor run left the club in the Premier League relegation zone.
The club announced his departure on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Carrick’s last match in charge was a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa, which left United in the bottom three.
United had made their worst start to the English top flight in 40 years.
A shock defeat to newly promoted Hull City on the opening day began a season in which United won only one league match in their first 15 attempts.
- Who
- Manchester United sacked head coach Michael Carrick.
- What
- The club ended Carrick’s tenure after a poor run of results.
- When
- Thursday, November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Manchester United, in the English Premier League.
- Why
- A poor run left the club in the relegation zone. The sources also report United’s worst start to the English top flight in 40 years.
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Carrick’s results as interim manager included 12 wins in 17 games.
United gave Carrick a two-year contract to become permanent head coach.
A shock opening-day defeat to newly promoted Hull City began United’s poor start to the season.
Carrick came close to being sacked after a defeat to Bournemouth.
Carrick’s last match in charge was a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa, leaving United in the bottom three.
Manchester United announced that Carrick had been sacked.
- Manager
- Michael Carrick
- Contract
- Two years
- Opening-day opponent
- Newly promoted Hull City
- League wins
- One in United’s first 15 attempts
- Last match
- 4-4 draw with Aston Villa
- League position
- Relegation zone; bottom three
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