Manchester United are expected to accelerate the process of appointing a new interim head coach, with further detailed talks planned before a final decision is made between Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Carrick is however leading and may be named in the next few hours
Both former United players have now met with the club’s bosses and made their pitches for the job. Sky Sports News has been told Carrick was particularly impressive in those meetings, but there is also an awareness of how popular Solskjaer was during his previous stint as head coach.
The current short-term interim head coach, Darren Fletcher, said after the 2-1 defeat by Brighton in the FA Cup that he has now reached the end of his agreed period in charge of the first team, and he will report to the Carrington Training Centre on Monday to find out what the club want from him next.
Also on Monday, further talks will take place concerning Carrick and Solskjaer, with director of football Jason Wilcox leading those meetings. The club want the situation resolved as soon as possible, in order to give the new man the rest of the week to prepare the team for Saturday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
United only have the Premier League to focus on now, having been knocked out of both cup competitions, and so the focus for the new interim head coach will be to qualify for European football next season.
