Michael Carrick ‘has been sacked’ by Manchester United

BREAKING

Taking to X, Romano said: "BREAKING: MANCHESTER UNITED HAVE SACKED MICHAEL CARRICK WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT."

Official confirmation from the club is expected very soon.

The former Red Devils midfielder has been under immense pressure following a brutal start to the season.

The trouble began last month, when a 4-1 thrashing by Como 1907 in the Champions League was compounded by a further loss to Bournemouth in the Premier League.

Since then, the club lost 2-0 to Chelsea, scraped past Roma in the Champions League, and conceded four at home to Aston Villa last weekend.

The club may now have to seriously consider the threat of relegation, finding themselves within the Premier League's bottom three clubs for the duration of the upcoming international break.

It is in that context that the decision to sack Michael Carrick was taken.

Carrick was appointed in January as Ruben Amorim's interim replacement, before leading the club through one of the most positive periods in recent history, as they secured Champions League qualification, and a third place finish.

The new season has been a different story however, with the club on an eight-game winless run, and amid rumours of trouble in the dressing room, stoked by public criticisms of tactics, and investment made by Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martinez respectively over the past fortnight.

This is a breaking story and will be updated with more news as we get it.