There is reportedly an expectation within Manchester United that Michael Carrick will be fired following Sunday’s dismal defeat to Bournemouth, with Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann billed as the two leading “frontrunners.”
United’s demise at the hands of Bournemouth had been confirmed more than an hour before the final whistle. By the time the referee finally put the Old Trafford fans, players and Carrick out of their misery, the venom in the boos had faded.