Football365 reported that Manchester United have been told to avoid appointing former Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann as a replacement for Michael Carrick. The report also cited talkSPORT on other possible candidates.
Football365's report
Football365 said Nagelsmann has been out of work since handing in his resignation to end his spell as Germany manager after their exit from this summer’s World Cup. Football365 also said Nagelsmann has been heavily linked with Manchester United over the past few months.
Football365 said a report claimed Nagelsmann is 'open' to joining Manchester United.
Carrick's position
Football365 said Michael Carrick is the current favourite to be the first Premier League manager sacked after a run of only two wins in 10 games at the start of the campaign.
Other options mentioned by talkSPORT
talkSPORT claims Nagelsmann has 'admirers' at Manchester United. talkSPORT understands Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler is seen as an option by Manchester United.
talkSPORT claims Antonio Conte is prepared to take charge of Manchester United.
Alex Crook's view
Alex Crook, a talkSPORT reporter and Manchester United supporter, said: "The standards since the start of the season have been so poor, the regression has been stark and I’m not calling for Michael Carrick to be sacked."
He added: "But I agree with Erik ten Hag and I agree with Lisandro Martinez last week. What was the point in just rinsing and repeating?"
Crook said: "You sack another manager, you bring in someone like Nagelsmann, who didn’t cover himself in glory as the Germany boss and he’s also quite a combustible character."
He said: "How’s he going to work with the likes of Jason Wilcox, who seemingly is going nowhere, and Omar Berrada?"
Crook added: "How’s he going to cope with what is still, I think, quite a problematic dressing room?"
He said: "So there’s no guarantee that you change the manager and you get anything other than a short-term impact because that’s what tends to happen whenever a new manager comes in and then the players revert the type."
Crook said: "So I don’t think Carrick is the biggest problem at the football club. I think the summer window was an abomination and the squad is simply not strong enough to compete on multiple fronts."