Carrick emerged as the frontrunner after the club spoke both to the 44-year-old and to their former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about the role.

The club have also held talks with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

A topsy-turvy campaign hit further turbulence at the end of a week that started with Ruben Amorim’s sacking.

A whirlwind week that began with Ruben Amorim’s sacking after 14 underwhelming months ended in disappointment.

The Red Devils are looking to make an appointment for the rest of the season.

The Old Trafford club host Brighton in the FA Cup on Sunday.

The Portuguese manager alluded to frustration behind the scenes at Old Trafford ahead of Sunday’s draw at Leeds.

Amorim’s side are likely to again be without eight players for Sunday’s trip to rivals Leeds.

The Denmark international’s wondrous volley sealed a battling 1-0 Boxing Day win against Newcastle at Old Trafford.

Man Utd's Amorim says impossible to replace injured Fernandes, others must 'step up'

Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui may have to miss the game due to FIFA rules.

Boss Ruben Amorim was pleased to see the midfielder ‘lead by example’ in the 4-1 victory.

Ruben Amorim’s new-look side sit eighth in the standings, but just two points behind second-placed Manchester City.

The 31-year-old has been the best signing of the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era.

Maguire’s 84th-minute header secured a 2-1 victory and gave head coach Ruben Amorim back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time.

Mount said the team were “100 per cent behind the gaffer”.

Sources close to the club said this was a planned reintegration.

United have lost three of their six Premier League games.

The 30-year-old is the Red Devils’ longest-serving player.

After their worst season in 51 years last term, the only way is up for Manchester United

New signing Bryan Mbeumo was not part of the squad.

The 25-year-old has signed a deal with the Old Trafford club until 2030.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim tried to talk his captain out of the move.

The Portugal international has been linked with a big-money switch to Al-Hilal.

United were booed off in defeat to an ASEAN All-Stars team in Malaysia on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old was a rare shining light in United’s worst league season since suffering relegation in 1973-74.

The 20-year-old winger expressed frustration at starting Wednesday’s 1-0 Europa League final loss to Tottenham as a substitute.

United or Spurs will qualify for next season’s Champions League despite poor form on the domestic front.

This has been the Red Devils’ worst campaign of the Premier League era.

The 26-year-old has made 51 appearances for the Red Devils this season in all competitions, missing just one match.

Wolves’ fourth away league win on the trot represented United’s 15th league loss of the campaign.

Boss Amorim dropped the Cameroon international for Sunday’s 4-1 Premier League loss at Newcastle.

The Manchester United goalkeeper was embroiled in a spat with the Lyon midfielder ahead of Thursday’s Europa League tie.

Kevin De Bruyne faced United for the final time.

Amorim has tasted victory over City with Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon this season.

Fernandes scored a hat-trick to send Manchester United through to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

The team are currently languishing in 14th place in the Premier League, having won only nine of 28 games this season.

The boss is targeting improved performances with his team in the bottom half.

Spurs and Manchester United both languish in the bottom half of the table after difficult winter periods.

The two underperforming Premier League sides go toe-to-toe in north London on Sunday.

A distraught-looking Martinez was carried off on a stretcher against Crystal Palace on Sunday.

United’s defeat to Crystal Palace on Sunday was their seventh league loss at Old Trafford this season.

Diogo Dalot and Kobbie Mainoo scored second-half goals for United in Bucharest.