Monaco — Man Utd Executives to Decide Michael Carrick's Future

Manchester United's chief executive, Omar Berrada, and director of football, Jason Wilcox, travel to Monaco on Wednesday for a meeting with minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe at which Michael Carrick's future as head coach is expected to be the central item, according to BBC Sport. The meeting was scheduled in advance as one of the pair's regular strategy sessions with Ratcliffe, but BBC Sport's Dan Roan, Sami Mokbel and Simon Stone report that Carrick's position has become the main issue for discussion, and that Berrada and Wilcox's recommendation is expected to be that the head coach go.

What is on the agenda in Monaco?

The session, roughly 800 miles from Old Trafford, is one of the regular pre-planned catch-ups between senior United executives and Ratcliffe, who holds a 28.94% stake in the club, bought for just over £1 billion, according to BBC Sport. Sources told the BBC that the choice of venue was not influenced by the debate over Carrick's future — it simply happens to be the most pressing matter now on the table.

Why does the meeting happen in Monaco?

Ratcliffe's home is in Monaco, and his company Ineos maintains offices in the principality, BBC Sport reports. The location carries recent precedent: predecessor Ruben Amorim was summoned to Monaco after United's 2025 Europa League final defeat to Tottenham. But the two most recent sackings at United were not decided there. Amorim was dismissed 19 hours after an "explosive" media conference following a 1-1 draw at Leeds in January, the BBC reports, while Erik ten Hag was removed a day after a defeat at West Ham left United with three wins from their opening nine matches of the 2024-25 season.

How has United performed under Carrick?

United sit 18th in the Premier League, inside the relegation zone, having won just one of their first 10 games and none since August, according to BBC Sport. That is the club's lowest position this far into a top-flight season since 1986-87, when United were 20th at the same stage. The slide marks a sharp reversal from the ambitions Ratcliffe set out on Christmas Eve 2023, shortly before completing his investment: "Our shared ambition is clear: we all want to see Manchester United back where we belong, at the very top of English, European and world football," he said at the time, as quoted by BBC Sport.

How does this compare with the Ten Hag and Amorim exits?

The pattern of United's recent managerial decisions shows a club willing to reverse course under pressure. Ten Hag's fate was effectively settled at a meeting of senior Ineos executives in the summer of 2024, BBC Sport reports, only for the decision to be overturned after his FA Cup final win over Manchester City. Four months later, a six-hour meeting at Ineos headquarters in London again left Ten Hag's job hanging by a thread; he survived that session too, but was dismissed three weeks afterward. BBC Sport notes there is said to be daily communication between Berrada and Ratcliffe's circle, underscoring how closely the club's hierarchy has tracked Carrick's results since he replaced Amorim.

What to watch

• Whether Berrada and Wilcox's expected recommendation that Carrick depart is accepted or, as with Ten Hag twice before, reconsidered.
• Any statement from Manchester United or Ratcliffe's Ineos group following Wednesday's meeting.
• United's response on the pitch before a decision is finalized, given the club has won none of its matches since August, per BBC Sport.
• Whether the club again turns to an interim or permanent successor process similar to the search that followed Ten Hag's and Amorim's exits.
• League movement: whether United remain in the Premier League's relegation zone, currently 18th, as reported by BBC Sport.

No United or Ineos spokesperson is quoted confirming the outcome in advance of Wednesday's meeting, and BBC Sport's reporting is attributed to sources close to the discussions rather than an official club statement. Readers should expect United's own confirmation, if and when it comes, to follow the Monaco session rather than precede it.