The head coach of Manchester United, the English Premier League club, Michel Carrick, has been sacked.
He joined the club in the swan days of the last season, but has had his fate hanging on the scales of late following the recent run of poor results by the club, one of the frontliners in the league.
The Blaze reports that the unsigned statement which broke the news issued minutes ago by the club management, commended Carrick for his services and wished him well in his future engagements.
It said that it would announce a new head coach as soon as possible.
Manchester United, popularly called Man U, is one of the elite clubs in the English Premier League.
However, it has walked into the valley of late following a run of poor outings which has placed it within the relegation zone.
Carrick, who has maintained calm throughout the recent rough patches of play, was the eighth manager of the club in the past 13 years.
Those who have coached the club in the past 24 years include David Moyes, Jose Mourinho, Reuben Amorin and Ole Solskjaer
