It has been reported by Sky Sports News that Michael Carrick will be appointed acting interim Manchester United manager until an external interim manager is appointed, and that will appointment will be made within in the next 48 hours.
SKY SOURCES UPDATE: Michael Carrick will be acting as interim manager of Manchester United until a new temporary manager is appointed - an external appointment is expected within 48 hours. Carrick and Kieran McKenna will continue to take training in the meantime. #SSN pic.twitter.com/8XhT0YWACc
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) December 18, 2018
So the acting acting interim manager!
Carrick will presumably take training until United bring in a more long-term caretaker manager before they play Cardiff this weekend. This, of course, follows the news that the club have parted company with Jose Mourinho, with a statement that said:
Manchester United announces that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect.
The club would like to thank Jose for his work during his time at Manchester United and to wish him success in the future.
A new caretaker manager will be appointed until the end of the current season, while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time manager.
The current bookies' favourite to take over on a permanent basis is one Zinedine Zidane, with the likes of Antonio Conte and Mauricio Pochettino also heavily linked. Speaking on Sky Sports News, Gary Neville explained why he thinks Pochettino would be the best man for the job.
