BREAKING: Michael Carrick has been sacked as Manchester United head coach

Manchester United have sacked head coach Michael Carrick, less than six months after he signed a two-year contract. The club is reported to have reached an agreement with Mauricio Pochettino to take over. Pochettino is expected to coach the USA in Nations League matches against Haiti before starting at United. Carrick's spell saw the club's worst-ever start to a Premier League season, with United in the relegation zone after one win in 10 matches.

• Michael Carrick has been sacked as Manchester United head coach
• Mauricio Pochettino is lined up to replace him under an agreement with the club
• United had their worst-ever Premier League start and sat in the relegation zone
• Pochettino is expected to remain with the USA for Nations League games against Haiti first

► Subscribe to Sky Sports News: http://bit.ly/SkySportsNewsSub ► Watch Sky Sports with NOW: https://bit.ly/NOWPICKYT ► Watch Big Weekends with NOW: https://bit.ly/YTBigWeekend Michael Carrick has been sacked as Manchester United head coach with Mauricio Pochettino lined up to replace him. Carrick departs less than six months after signing a two-year contract having overseen the club's worst-ever start to a Premier League season with United in the relegation zone after picking up one win in 10 matches. United have an agreement in place with Pochettino to take over but he is likely to remain in charge of the USA for their Nations League against Haiti on Saturday and Wednesday before starting work. #premierleague #football #manchesterunited ► For the latest developments on this story: https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/topstories ► For the latest transfer news: https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/TransferCentre More from Sky Sports on YouTube: ► Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Sky Sports Boxing: http://bit.ly/SSBoxingSub ► Sky Sports Cricket: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyCricket ► Sky Sports Darts: https://bit.ly/SubSkySportsDarts ► Sky Sports Football: http://bit.ly/SSFootballSub ► Sky Sports F1: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyF1 ► Sky Sports Golf: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsGolf ► Sky Sports Premier League: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsPL ► Sky Sports Retro: http://bit.ly/SkySportsRetroSub ► Sky Sports WSL: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsWSL ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skysportsnews ► X: https://x.com/SkySportsNews ► Website: https://www.skysports.com ► To enquire about licensing Sky Sports content, you can find out more here: https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/31754/11434270/license-sky-sports-footage