Carrick’s dressing-room outbursts captured by All or Nothing cameras

Michael Carrick’s tenure as Manchester United manager ended on November 12, when the club sat 18th in the table with eight points from its first 10 games. He was the seventh permanent manager dismissed since Sir Alex Ferguson left the role. Mauricio Pochettino is expected to replace him.

Carrick had led United to Champions League qualification last season, winning 12 of 17 games. This campaign, his available players have not matched that form, while the club’s recruitment and squad depth have come under scrutiny. Carrick had generally avoided publicly criticising his players, but he is said to have confronted them in private.

Amazon’s All or Nothing cameras, which have followed United this season, are said to have recorded an angry dressing-room response after the team drew 2-2 with Everton. United conceded an equaliser in added time at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Carrick was also reportedly furious after a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle last season. Some felt he needed to be more confrontational with players during matches, in the manner of Ferguson.

Ferguson, now a global ambassador for United, also raised concerns about the club’s transfer strategy alongside United chief executive Omar Berrada and football director Jason Wilcox at a September football board meeting. The 2024 window brought in about £180 million worth of talent: Noussair Mazraoui, Joshua Zirkzee, Matthijs de Ligt, Manuel Ugarte and Leny Yoro.