Manchester United sacked head coach Michael Carrick on Thursday morning, marking the first time in club history that two managers have been dismissed in a single calendar year.
The decision leaves United in the Premier League relegation zone and lines up current United States national team coach Mauricio Pochettino to take over at Old Trafford.
United sit 18th in the Premier League table, one point behind 17th-placed Coventry, after winning just once in their opening 10 league matches. That run represents the club's worst-ever start to a Premier League season.
Carrick departs less than six months after signing a two-year contract running until 2028. His dismissal follows the January 5 sacking of Ruben Amorim, who was fired after 14 months and 24 wins in 63 matches.
Club chiefs finalized Carrick's exit during a summit in Monaco with minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who controls sporting policy through his company, INEOS. Chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox traveled to Monaco to recommend the change following a performance review, and a board meeting involving the Glazer family later signed off on the move.
Carrick arrived at the Carrington training ground on Thursday morning as he had all week, waving to cameras before his departure was confirmed.
