Next Man United manager: Who could replace Michael Carrick?
- Newsrooms
- 4
- Last 3 hours
- 5 reports
- Momentum
- New
0 in the 3 before
Rising
Reports per hour, last 24 hours
Where it’s heading
Probably peaked. Likely 4 to 5 newsrooms by 3:12am AEDT. Calls like this were right 92% of the time. How we knowAgainst the past week
More newsrooms than 76% of the past week’s 3590 stories, and number 98 of 1055 in Sport.Part of a bigger story
Michael Carrick: 7 developments since Fri 6 Nov.Related
Manchester United close on Mauricio Pochettino deal before settling Carrick’s fate (shares Man Utd and Mauricio Pochettino); Manchester United close on Mauricio Pochettino deal before settling Carrick’s fate (shares Mauricio Pochettino and Michael Carrick)Why it’s moving
- ScoopBBC Sport had it 6 hr before anyone else.
1File photo: Old Trafford, home of the Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United open talks with Mauricio Pochettino about replacing Michael Carrick, who is expected to lose his job.
The Independent didn’t include a summary, so this is BBC Sport’s, from its report on the same story.3
Background: Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Manchester United are among the most successful football clubs in England, as well as one of the most successful football clubs in the world.4
The bigger story: Michael Carrick
7 developments since Fri 6 Nov. 3 more since this one.
- Michael Carrick shares “really bad” Harry Maguire injury update after Aston Villa draw
3 newsrooms. Linked by Michael Carrick, draw, stoppage, rescue
- ‘More questions?’: Boss’ wild blow up after Utd circus escalates in EIGHT-goal thriller - PL wrap
1 newsroom. Linked by Utd, eight, goal, thriller
Michael Carrick latest: Man Utd hierarchy meet to discuss manager’s future with Pochettino favourite to replace him
You’re here4 newsrooms. Linked by Pochettino, expect, sack, head, boss, manager
- Under-fire Manchester United manager Michael Carrick drives into training at 7.15am with sacking possible TODAY and Mauricio Pochettino leading the race to replace him
1 newsroom. Linked by Michael Carrick, Manchester, United, manager, train, sack
- Michael Carrick's future 'unlikely' to be decided before Thursday
1 newsroom. Linked by Michael Carrick, future, decide
- Sources: Man Utd execs, Sir Jim Ratcliffe meeting to discuss Carrick's future
2 newsrooms. Linked by Carrick, decide, future, exec
The story so far
4 newsroomsRising- Reports
- 10
- Newsrooms and sources
- 4
- Last 3 hours
- 5
Rising: more reports in the last three hours than the three before (5 in the last three hours, 0 in the three before).
First with it: BBC Sport, 6 hr 2 min before anyone else.
Reported by 4 newsrooms.
The numbers behind it
How it spread, where it’s heading and where the coverage is from
Reports a day, last 7 days
| Day | Stories |
|---|---|
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 0 |
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Today | 7 |
Where the coverage is from
How it spread
Newsrooms reporting it, each counted at its first report.
- Newsrooms
- 4
- Over
- 1.4 days
- To three newsrooms
Sources and credits
- 1
Photo: Arne Müseler from Salzburg, AT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence)
- 2
The Independent: Next Man United manager: Who could replace Michael Carrick?
- 3
BBC Sport: Man Utd open talks with Pochettino about replacing Carrick
- 4
Background: “Manchester United F.C.”, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)



