Gary Neville has had his say on the future of Michael Carrick, insisting that the Manchester United owners “don’t have a clue what to do” as he took fresh aim at their approach.

"When the new manager comes in, everybody's happy for a couple of months and all of a sudden, six months later, it happens again," Neville told NBC Sports in America, where he appeared alongside brother Phil as a pundit on Sunday.

"You can keep changing the manager and thinking that's going to be the answer. But this has been proven now over eight managers in 12 years, that's not the answer.

"Michael could leave, Michael might stay, we don't know, the ownership don't have a clue what to do.

"It's rinse and repeat. [Ruben] Amorim, [Erik] Ten Hag, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Carrick, Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal, David Moyes, Ralf Rangnick - some of them are world class managers who have had success, there are a lot of promising young managers there, ex-players who know the club as well.

"None of it has worked because if you recruit badly, if you've got [a] poor performance department, poor recruitment department, you've not got leadership that is strong right through the spine of the football club you will fail.

"Every organisation in the world will fail if you've not got an aligned leadership from top to bottom - your board and your ownership right the way through to the person who is stood on the pitch trying to play football.

"There are real issues within that football club, you've got people doing those jobs who have never done those jobs before in senior positions."

A fresh update now on Michael Carrick’s Manchester United future.

Mike Keegan, chief football correspondent at The Overlap, has tweeted in the last few minutes to say that United’s decision-makers are indeed assessing the situation heading into the international break.

“Manchester United bosses are now assessing Michael Carrick’s position as we head into the international break,” Keegan wrote on X.

“The manager was given three games following the Bournemouth defeat to show he could turn things around.

“A loss, a comeback win and a crazy draw means questions remain.”

Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as the new betting favourite to replace Michael Carrick as Manchester United manager.

The former Tottenham and Chelsea boss has been linked with the Old Trafford job several times in the past and shot to the top of the odds market over the weekend.

Pochettino now sits ahead of the likes of Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann with some bookmakers.

Antonio Conte is the only other realistic-looking option from the shortlists that are doing the rounds, with Unai Emery reportedly set to sign a new long-term contract at Aston Villa.

Fabian Hurzeler has already distanced himself from the role and does not have a release clause in his contract at high-flying Brighton, meaning United would have to pay a world-record fee for a manager to prise him away from the Amex Stadium.

None of Kieran McKenna, Gareth Southgate or Cesc Fabregas seem like genuine options.

Michael Carrick was uncharacteristically spiky when faced with more inevitable questions from Sky Sports over his Manchester United future following yesterday’s eight-goal thriller against Aston Villa.

He also reiterated that he would not be resigning from his position at Old Trafford.

Here’s how the awkward interview with Patrick Davison finished...

What do you expect to happen over the next few weeks? You’ve been asked time and again about your future. I know you have said that if you walking away was the best for the club, you’d probably do it.

It’s not going to happen, no.

What do you expect to happen? Clearly there’s going to be conversation?

Is there?

You would assume so really?

Would you?

What do you think Michael?

You’re telling me. What do you think?

I’m asking you, Michael. What do you think?

You know the situation, we haven’t won enough games. But I expect to move forward with things we’ve been working on, showing a lot of the good from today, tighten up a few mistakes and win some football matches.

It has been reported that Manchester United’s decision-makers will hold a meeting over Michael Carrick’s future at their Carrington training ground early this week.

Football Insider claim that the meeting was already planned regardless of the result on Sunday, with a fresh review of the situation always expected to take place during the November international break after those crunch games against Roma and Aston Villa.

Director of football Jason Wilcox will reportedly make the final decision on Carrick’s future and is said to have shown his backing for the manager in recent times.

However, United are also said to have done their due diligence on a range of potential replacements including Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann, Unai Emery and Antonio Conte.

A likely crucial day lies ahead for Michael Carrick as Manchester United make a decision on his Old Trafford future following yesterday’s astonishing 4-4 draw at home to Aston Villa.

It was another wretched start in both halves from the Red Devils, who were 2-0 down after just four minutes, pulled it back to 2-2 before half-time and then trailed 4-2 within eight minutes of the restart.

However, substitutes Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu then both struck late to rescue a truly dramatic last-gasp point that appeared to leave Carrick’s position in limbo, with the writing initially having looked very much on the wall.

The players are clearly still fighting for him, having overturned a 2-0 half-time deficit at home to Roma in the Champions League last week to win 3-2 and end a dismal run of nine matches in a row without a victory across all competitions, while the fans once again sung his name loudly at the final whistle yesterday with their anger still aimed at ownership and those immediately above Carrick.

But United surely cannot go on playing like this and starting matches so poorly.

They have crucially slipped into the relegation zone heading into the November international break, when it might well be the ideal time for a new manager to start before a hectic pre-Christmas fixture list kicks in - starting with a daunting trip to Anfield to face fierce rivals Liverpool next.

United sit 18th in the Premier League table - one point off the bottom - with only eight points and one win to their names after 10 games, which came at home to newly-promoted Ipswich all the way back in August.

How big a bearing could that have on the club’s decision?

We could well find out in the hours ahead. Stay with us for all the latest news and updates.

A big day ahead for Michael Carrick and Manchester United.

We will be covering all the breaking news right here, so stick with us throughout Monday and the rest of the week.

Manchester United will hold a meeting at Carrington early next week to discuss Michael Carrick's future.

Acccording to TEAMtalk, director of football Jason Wilcox will hold the meeting and deciding Carrick’s fate will be top of the agenda.

United have assessed potential replacements, including Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann, Antonio Conte and Unai Emery.

Wilcox is understood to have significant influence over the outcome, having previously backed Carrick.

The Athletic’s David Ornstein is unsure if Michael Carrick will be sacked by Manchester United.

Ornstein said on NBC Sports, before today’s game: “I think the truth here at Old Trafford is that they do want Michael Carrick to succeed.

“If they wanted to remove him and make a change, I think they would’ve already done it by now and found an interim solution.

“And with that result in midweek against Roma, there was a bit of improved spirit, and let’s see what happens against Villa today.

“Think the truth is, there isn’t a firm plan here at Old Trafford for what to do if they were to make a change.

“No doubt they would’ve had conversations with representatives in recent weeks, and they’ll have more time to do so over the international break.

“A disastrous result today and maybe you think there will be a change, but as things stand, they’re continuing with Michael Carrick.

“I don’t know of a clear alternative plan.”

Manchester United legend has been on pundit duty for NBC Sports.

"Michael Carrick did that last season - so you can paper over the cracks and get a new manager bounce,” Neville told NBC Sports. "When the new manager comes in, everybody's happy for a couple of months and all of a sudden, six months later, it happens again.

"You can keep changing the manager and thinking that's going to be the answer. But this has been proven now over eight managers in 12 years, that's not the answer.

"Michael could leave, Michael might stay, we don't know, the ownership don't have a clue what to do.

"It's rinse and repeat. Amorim, Ten Hag, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Carrick, Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal, David Moyes, Ralf Rangnick - some of them are world class managers who have had success, there are a lot of promising young managers there, ex players who know the club as well.

"None of it has worked because if you recruit badly, if you've got poor performance department, poor recruitment department, you've not got leadership that is strong right through the spine of the football club you will fail.

“Every organisation in the world will fail if you've not got an aligned leadership from top to bottom - your board and your ownership right the way through to the person who is stood on the pitch trying to play football.

"There are real issues within that football club, you've got people doing those jobs who have never done those jobs before in senior positions."