# Man United making Michael Carrick the permanent head coach was sentimental and naive

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6 outlets covering · First listed: The Athletic, Nov 12, 2026, 5:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7726920/2026/11/12/michael-carrick-sacked-man-united-head-coach-interim-solskjaer/>

None of this is his fault. He was offered a job that anyone in his position would have taken. But extending was always going to lead us here

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 3:50 AM: [Carrick sacked by Man Utd](<https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/13606106/man-utd-sack-michael-carrick-with-mauricio-pochettino-set-to-be-appointed-after-worst-start-to-premier-league-season>) — Sky Sports (Sports, United Kingdom)
  Michael Carrick has been sacked as Manchester United head coach with Mauricio Pochettino lined up to replace him.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:33 AM: [Manchester United sack Michael Carrick as manager](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/12/manchester-united-sack-michael-carrick-as-manager>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar)
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:38 AM: [Manchester United fires Michael Carrick as head coach](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxNSEZEUFdnTGp5M3dWeDZGX0Jac25nSGZuQ2ZuN0NCTDVzOXRuVjk5UDJxQmRlNVJsVTVKWkVVVWo0ay1tcUstUXBpdk05ZWF0YXJhclZndGNwQVg1dWpkS25QRGJrSHZNdmtyU2VVZE5jbHdmWHBhUU9CQ3pkb2pfcXFnUTg1T2c?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:39 AM: [Man United sack head coach Michael Carrick after dismal run of results](<https://www.ft.com/content/6151c41d-cd56-4cba-aa5d-36c9bc07e847?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Former United player becomes third manager to be dismissed since Sir Jim Ratcliffe took over club’s operations
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:00 AM: [Man United making Michael Carrick the permanent head coach was sentimental and naive](<https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7726920/2026/11/12/michael-carrick-sacked-man-united-head-coach-interim-solskjaer/>) — The Athletic (Sports, United States)
  None of this is his fault. He was offered a job that anyone in his position would have taken. But extending was always going to lead us here
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:33 AM: [Coach Michael Carrick sacked by Manchester United](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/coach-michael-carrick-sacked-manchester-113330901.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Michael Carrick has been sacked as Manchester United head coach. The Press Association understands former Tottenham and Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has been lined up to replace him.