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Kaveh Solhekol asks who runs Man Utd as the Pochettino deal takes shape

Sky Sports News's breaking report has Michael Carrick taking training at Carrington while United's executives fly to Monaco to meet Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

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BREAKING: Man Utd reach agreement in principle with Mauricio Pochettino to take over as head coach

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0:00The studio breaks the news: United have a verbal agreement in principle with Pochettino.
0:36Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox travel to Monaco to meet co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
2:07Daniel Khan says buying Pochettino out of his USA contract costs just over £7 million.
2:44Carrick is still running first-team training while talks accelerate behind the scenes.
6:58Kaveh Solhekol asks who holds the final say between INEOS and the Glazers.
11:05Solhekol counts United's spending on hiring and firing managers: more than £100 million.

"Who's running the club? Who's making these decisions?" Kaveh Solhekol is asking about Manchester United in the middle of a managerial change that has not formally happened. Sky Sports News's breaking report says United have a verbal agreement in principle with Mauricio Pochettino to become head coach, on one condition: that Michael Carrick is sacked.

That condition carries the story. Carrick reported to Carrington early on Wednesday and, as reporter Daniel Khan explains from outside the training ground, was still running first-team sessions while talks moved quickly behind the scenes. Meanwhile chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox travelled to Monaco to meet co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Khan puts the cost of buying Pochettino out of his USA contract at just over £7 million.

Two weeks ago, the word was that Carrick was staying, as we reported here. Since then the mood has turned. Sky's own Paper Talk, citing The Athletic, describes the worst start to a Premier League season in the club's history, with United in the final relegation place after ten games.

Solhekol's studio analysis is blunt. "I don't think this looks good for Manchester United at all," he says, and then: "Why are you letting Michael Carrick suffer in public like this?" He questions where power sits between INEOS and the Glazers, runs through Pochettino's spells at Tottenham, PSG, Chelsea and with the USA, and even offers "Eddie Howe has got a better CV." Pochettino, he notes, would be United's fourth manager in three seasons.

The comment section filled nearly twenty times faster than a usual first day. Much of it is about Carrick being left to coach while his successor is discussed in public; others ask how a new coach fixes a squad many consider not good enough, and a few push back on the Howe comparison by pointing to Pochettino's Tottenham years.

An earlier, more tentative bulletin saying United were close to a deal also ran well ahead of the channel's usual start, but the firmer update drew about three times as many viewers. Sky also gave the floor to Toby Alderweireld, who played under Pochettino at Tottenham and promises one thing above all: intensity.

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What viewers say

Carrick is one loyal man that is faithful
@Anthony_Chinedu1See it on YouTube
But everyone keeps saying that the players aren’t good enough. How does changing the manager help that?
@aran7teenSee it on YouTube
Sack Carrick, then announce Carrick as caretaker until they find a new permanent solution
@Rusty_119See it on YouTube

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I’d personally stick with Carrick , and if any funds back him in Jan .
Poch coming in isn’t going to fix the toxic atmosphere at old Trafford . Jose couldn’t fix it .
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Disrespectful towards Carrick
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The facts

Channel: Sky Sports News
Subscribers: 1,950,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 4,642,310
Channel views, pace per day: 964,430 (on a normal day: 786,936)
Video published: November 11, 2026
Video views so far: 724,736 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 889,297

The numbers

A breaking football story on a channel built for them, and this one travelled much further and faster than its usual reports.

the video's first day

usual first day here

62,183

this video

889,297

subscribers

1,950,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

1,267,053,631

views per day

964,430

typical day: 786,936

the video

views

724,736

likes

4,035

comments

1,457

days online

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

2,320,000

1,980,000

1,950,000

1,840,000

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1,830,000

The Overlap

1,810,000

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