Sky Sports' Gary Neville has described Manchester United's treatment of Michael Carrick as "disgusting" after the club legend was sacked as head coach, with Mauricio Pochettino set to succeed him at Old Trafford.
Mauricio Pochettino and Manchester United have a well-established history. One where paths might have crossed long before now, numerous times, but somehow never managed to converge.
Michael Carrick has been sacked as Manchester United head coach, so how did his Old Trafford reign go so wrong, so quickly?
Sky Sports News' Kaveh Solhekol has questioned Manchester United's pursuit of Mauricio Pochettino, suggesting there are better options available.
The great basketball coach Phil Jackson is the most successful in NBA history having won 11 championships. Nevertheless, in his famous book Eleven Rings, he is still moved to claim that the year after winning a championship is always the hardest.
Scotland captain Andy Robertson is on the brink of becoming Scotland's record caps holder, but he will always regard Sir Kenny Dalglish as "the greatest".
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Liverpool should have been awarded a penalty when Jurrien Timber pulled Alexander Isak's shirt in Arsenal's victory at Anfield, an independent panel has ruled.
Not every successful career starts spectacularly well but Andoni Iraola's journey to Liverpool will take some beating. Seven years ago, he was sacked from his first job in management after a winless streak in the Cypriot top division with AEK Larnaca.
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As football has evolved, so have routes into football management.
The focus is often on the lack of opportunities for British coaches but look at it another way and it is remarkable that 16 of the clubs in the sixth-richest league in European football – two thirds of them – are currently being coached by men from the British Isles.
Scott McTominay has revealed he needed to have his heart “shocked” two days before Scotland's World Cup opener against Haiti.
The latest news and gossip in brief from Fulham...
Kaveh Solhekol has answered your latest questions on Manchester United, with Michael Carrick's future up in the air, the club in the relegation zone and more issues behind the scenes.
Sky Sports' Paul Merson believes Manchester United’s transfer strategy is to blame for their worst start to a top-flight season instead of head coach Michael Carrick.
Ronaldinho is set to return to professional football for the first time in over a decade, and you can watch it exclusively on Sky Sports!
The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...
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