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BackManchester United fires its coach. The successor should already be determined
Manchester United fires its coach. The successor should already be determined
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Manchester United fires its coach. The successor should already be determined

After a devastating start to the season and 18th place in the Premier League, Manchester United is pulling the ripcord.

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  • Manchester United have parted ways with manager Michael Carrick after less than a year.
  • The club is currently only 18th in the Premier League.
  • According to media reports, a successor has already been determined.

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Why It Matters

Since the departure of Alex Ferguson in 2013, Manchester United has not found a coach who has been able to build on their previous successes in the long term.

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After less than a year, Manchester United has parted ways with coach Michael Carrick. The club announced this on Thursday morning after a devastating start to the season. Manchester United is currently only in 18th place in the Premier League and is therefore in a relegation zone. “After a disappointing start to the season, the club has made the extremely difficult decision that a change is necessary to achieve our objectives,” a statement on the website said.

According to British media reports, managing director Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox met minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco the day before to discuss Carrick's future. A successor should already be determined. Accordingly, Mauricio Pochettino should return to the Premier League.

The complicated legacy of Alex Ferguson

At Manchester United, no coach has ever come close to the success of club icon and long-time coach Sir Alex Ferguson, who won 13 English championship titles with the club from 1986 to 2013, among other things. Even under prominent coaches such as Louis van Gaal (2014 to 2016), José Mourinho (2016 to 2018) and Ralf Rangnick (2021/22), there was no return to the top of the Premier League.

At Carrick, in addition to the sporting crisis, there was also public criticism from the team. Captain Bruno Fernandes criticized the tactics after a defeat in the premier class and accused Carrick of not having enough courage.

Carrick only took over the position from Ruben Amorim from Portugal on an interim basis in January. He led the club to third place with six wins from the last seven games of last season and secured Champions League qualification.

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  • Mauricio Pochettino takes over as manager of Manchester United

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This article was originally published by Die Welt.

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