# INEOS' reason for firing Michael Carrick emerges as Manchester United pursue Mauricio Pochettino

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7 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 12, 2026, 8:58 AM · Read it: <https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ineos-reason-firing-michael-carrick-145838092.html>

Manchester United have fired Michael Carrick as manager after just one win in 10 Premier League games, with the club pushing to bring in Mauricio Pochettino as his replacement

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 4:59 AM: [Is Mauricio Pochettino The Right Man For The Manchester United Job?](<https://www.forbes.com/sites/grahamruthven/2026/11/11/is-mauricio-pochettino-the-right-man-for-the-manchester-united-job/>) — Forbes (Magazine, United States)
  Mauricio Pochettino has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester United with Michael Carrick under pressure.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:28 AM: [Michael Carrick sacked by Manchester United with Pochettino poised to take over](<https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/12/michael-carrick-sacked-manchester-united-mauricio-pochettino>) — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Carrick goes after one victory in past 11 matchesPochettino wants Premier League return after USA spellManchester United have sacked Michael Carrick as their head coach with the team in the Premier League’s relegation zone and lined up Mauricio Pochettino to take over.Pochettino has a framework agreement to join a club who have one win from their past 11 matches. The USA head coach, a Premier League manager with Southampton, Tottenham and Chelsea, has a release clause of about $10m (£7.5m). United will have to pay more to take his staff.
- 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, 6:00 AM: [Five reasons Michael Carrick's Manchester United reign went wrong](<https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7735219/2026/11/12/michael-carrick-man-utd-reign-failures/>) — The Athletic (Sports, United States)
  From summer signings to substitutions via one particular injury absence, multiple factors contributed to the head coach losing his job
- Nov 12, 2026, 7:30 AM: [Manchester United fires coach Michael Carrick as they near deal with USMNT’s Mauricio Pochettino](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/sports/manchester-united-fires-michael-carrick-close-to-deal-with-mauricio-pochettino/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  The biggest domino has fallen in Manchester United’s pursuit of U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino.
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:58 AM: [INEOS' reason for firing Michael Carrick emerges as Manchester United pursue Mauricio Pochettino](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ineos-reason-firing-michael-carrick-145838092.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Manchester United have fired Michael Carrick as manager after just one win in 10 Premier League games, with the club pushing to bring in Mauricio Pochettino as his replacement
