Ornstein: INEOS set to keep faith with Carrick at Man Utd despite Villa test

Manchester United co-owners INEOS intend to stick with Michael Carrick as first-team manager, according to David Ornstein, even as the club prepares to face Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Athletic journalist, speaking on NBC Sports, said United want Carrick to succeed and would have already made a change if they intended to remove him.

United have taken only seven points from nine Premier League matches and sit in the bottom three, though they beat Roma in the Champions League in midweek. Ornstein said there is no firm plan in place for a change and that any conversations with representatives would likely continue over the international break.

He suggested a heavy defeat to Villa could prompt a rethink, but said that as things stand the club is continuing with Carrick. Carrick said he did not know whether United would stick with him after the international break, adding that he would carry on as normal and that training is planned for next week.