One story, two headlines, Sport

Manchester United sacked manager Michael Carrick

12 newsrooms covered this story. These two put it most differently.

The IndependentLean left

Michael Carrick sacked by Man United with club stuck in relegation zone after latest crisis

Thu, 12 Nov, 9:52pm AEDT

Read it at The Independent On Marble

The West AustralianLean right

Manchester United axe manager after horror season start

Thu, 12 Nov, 10:50pm AEDT

Read it at The West Australian On Marble

Every headline, by side

One headline per newsroom, its first, oldest at the top. Sides by AllSides’s lean ratings, and Media Bias/Fact Check’s where AllSides has none.

Left 5

Michael Carrick sacked by Manchester United with Pochettino poised to take overThe Guardian
Manchester United sack Michael Carrick as managerAl Jazeera, lean left
Michael Carrick sacked by Man United with club stuck in relegation zone after latest crisisThe Independent, lean left
Carrick sacked as Manchester United manager after horror runABC News (Australia), lean left
Manchester United fires coach Carrick after worst start to a Premier League seasonABC News, lean left

Right 3

Michael Carrick sacked as Manchester United head coach as turmoil deepensThe Times of India, lean right
Manchester United axe manager after horror season startThe West Australian, lean right
Manchester United fires coach Michael Carrick as they near deal with USMNT’s Mauricio PochettinoNew York Post

Centre 2

Not rated 2

Manchester United part ways with Michael CarrickThe Athletic
Carrick sacked as Manchester United head coachYahoo Sports

The pair is the two headlines on this story that share the fewest words. Highlighted: words that judge or colour what happened (verdicts, conflict, emotion, hedging), from a fixed list, that the other headline doesn’t use. Lean ratings are AllSides’s.

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