Conte rumor at Manchester United as Carrick's position comes under pressure

Manager Michael Carrick's position at Manchester United is under threat. The team lost 4-1 to Como in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Carrick has played 11 matches in all competitions since being appointed permanently. With a strong Premier League run in the second half of last season, he had taken the team into the Champions League. However, United have started the 2026/27 season poorly, with just one win each, against Ipswich Town in the league and Sabah in Europe.

Captain Bruno Fernandes openly criticized the manager's tactics. Carrick, for his part, tried to shift some of the responsibility onto his players. The chances of the 45-year-old former England international staying in the job are fading.

The Italian newspaper La Repubblica wrote that the board's talks with a possible successor, Antonio Conte, are going well. The former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager is named as the favorite among the candidates to take over at United. According to the paper, Conte is open to returning to the Premier League, but has put forward some special conditions.