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The Lead
Team newsofficially confirmedunresolved
Carrick speaks at half one today, and is expected in the dugout against Bournemouth
Michael Carrick held his press conference before Bournemouth on Thursday, with the club broadcasting it live on MUTV, ManUtd.com and the United app from 13:30 BST, and holding a second tranche of answers back until Saturday evening.
The BBC reports that sources say Carrick is carrying on as normal and has not been told of any change to his position following the 4-1 defeat at Como, and that he is expected to be in charge for Sunday's game against Bournemouth. The corporation adds that uncertainty over his future remains. The Standard reports the same understanding, and the Manchester Evening News's Samuel Luckhurst describes the club's position as business as usual.
Last material change 15h before this edition's data.
Our read
The club confirms the broadcast schedule only. The BBC's sourcing on Carrick's job rests on sources say, keeping that half at reported, not confirmed; the reporting runs only to Sunday.
The Briefing
Bruno Fernandes's house was burgled while he captained United at Como, per Chris Wheeler of the Mail; United told The Athletic that his family were not home, and the club is asking for privacy.
Team newsofficially confirmed
@ChrisWheelerDM · paywalled, link only
United list Shaw, Mainoo, Ugarte and Dorgu as out for Sunday, with Yoro free from suspension and de Ligt back after nearly eleven months, per the club's own preview.
Injuryofficially confirmed
Fernandes keeps the captaincy and faces no discipline for his post-match comments on the Como setup, the BBC reports.
Team newsreported
The BBC reports Eddie Howe, Antonio Conte and Julian Nagelsmann are among names United are said to be eyeing as a possible successor, with Unai Emery and Fabian Hurzeler also admired.
Team newsreported
Creator Spotlight
Andy Mitten
Andy Mitten, tier 1, credibility 95 on our own scale.
Andy Mitten founded United We Stand in 1989 and still writes about the club from inside and outside the press box in equal measure. He contributes to The Athletic, FourFourTwo and the club's own magazine without taking a staff job at any of them, and his archive runs to 500 interviews and 14 books, the kind of record that outlasts any single transfer window.
Club Pulse
Ownership: -43, -23 on a sample of 3
Manager: -15, +18 on a sample of 4
First Team: -51, -1 on a sample of 8
Academy: quiet (thin sample)
Women: quiet (thin sample)
Ownership sits at -43, delta -23, on Graeme Bailey's beat-access INEOS-Wilcox line; the first team sits locked near its floor, and only the manager layer ticks up on 23 October. Academy and Women sit quiet.
Fan Voice
Supporters turn from the head coach to the people who might remove him, questioning both the cost and the judgement behind any decision on his future.
Please don’t think I’m facetious in asking this because I’m really not but can Manchester United actually afford to sack another football coach? And I mean that in the financial sense.
@AnnemarieDray, sentiment neutral
It's one thing discussing names for the next manager but there's zero reason to trust anybody picking the next guy. What qualifications or experience do Berrada, Ratcliffe or Wilcox have to make a decision?
@nqatpod, sentiment negative
Player in Focus
Benjamin Šeško
3 mentions on the day's count, sentiment negative, trend stable.
Benjamin Šeško has not appeared on a club page since 20 October, and neither of the two United published about Sunday names him either way. Two return dates, from the new year to four months, circulate with no named source. The three mentions behind his negative, stable reading are general coverage, not specific to either rumor.
Named on no club page since 20 October, and absent from both of the two the club published about Sunday.
Loan Watch
Diego León is the one outward loan the ledger tracked as of 23 October, and it holds him at watching rather than anything stronger: a fan-aggregator relay of Spanish reporting on interest, scored low, with nothing from a club or an established beat source.
Watching Diego León. Diego León, LB.
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United dismissed Erik ten Hag with the club fourteenth in the Premier League on this date in 2024; Ruud van Nistelrooy took interim charge until 11 November.
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