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Who should Manchester United appoint as their next permanent manager? – The Athletic
(From left) Unai Emery, Mauricio Pochettino and Oliver Glasner could all be candidates at Manchester United Photos: Getty Images; design: Dan Goldfarb
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The sacking of Ruben Amorim after 14 months in charge, following a series of disputes around transfers and tactics, has left Darren Fletcher in interim control ahead of this week’s games against Burnley and Brighton & Hove Albion.
A caretaker manager could yet be hired to see United through to the end of the season, and the club seem set on making an alternative permanent appointment in the summer, when more candidates come on the market.
Why Man United sacked Amorim: Basic tactics, player issues, transfer frustration
Mark Ogden reacts to Manchester United sacking Ruben Amorim after 14 months at the club. (2:44)
Shortly after assuming control of Manchester United in February 2024, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, minority owner and in charge of the club's football operations, gathered his executives for a meeting and said the team's style of play "will be determined in this room." It was curious, then, for some of those present to learn that when Erik ten Hag was sacked in November, the man Ratcliffe wanted to replace him — Sporting CP boss Amorim — had a specific coaching philosophy and no history of compromise.
Ratcliffe was told at the time that hiring Amorim was a risk; he was warned that reshaping the squad to fit a 3-4-3 system — Amorim's preference after having success with it at Sporting — would take millions that the club didn't have.
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Manchester United caretaker manager: Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are front runners
Michael Carrick (left) was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's assistant during the Norwegian's previous spell as manager
Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have emerged as the frontrunners to become Manchester United's caretaker manager until the end of the season.
The former players have both previously managed United – very briefly as caretaker in Carrick's case – and are set for face-to-face talks with the club's leadership.
It is not out of the question the pair could also work together because Carrick was a significant part of Solskjaer's coaching team when he replaced Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford in 2018.
Darren Fletcher, United's current under-18s coach, who has also been spoken to about the job, will continue as interim manager until a caretaker is appointed.
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