Michael Carrick Man Utd future: Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann expected frontrunners if head coach departs

Michael Carrick's future as Manchester United head coach is hanging by a thread. <p>United plunged to a new low on Sunday as they were <strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/manchester-united-vs-bournemouth/report/559522">beaten 3-0 at Old Trafford by Bournemouth</a></strong>. The defeat extends their winless run to eight matches and leaves United just above the Premier League relegation zone.</p><p><em>Sky Sports News</em> understands that United's bosses were already considering alternatives for the head coach role even before the defeat to Bournemouth amid the club's worst-ever start to a Premier League season.</p><widget id="15"></widget><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13603616/manchester-united-michael-carrick-head-coach-on-brink-of-losing-job-after-bournemouth-defeat">Neville fears Carrick on the brink as Carra calls for immediate decision</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/ManUtdblogarticles">Man Utd news & transfers</a>🔴| <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/ManUtdscores">Man Utd fixtures & scores</a> </strong></li><li><strong>Got Sky? <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/WatchPremarticles">Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone</a>📱</strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky?