Michael Carrick is poised to become Middlesbrough’s sixth manager in five years and could be in the dugout at the Riverside when Huddersfield visit Teesside on Saturday.
The 41-year-old former West Ham, Tottenham, Manchester United and England midfielder has been talked into a change of heart by Boro’s owner, Steve Gibson, after initially suggesting he was reluctant to take the job during initial talks last week.
