Wilcox's job tied to Carrick's future?

According to Football365, the suggestion is that Wilcox's position is directly linked to whatever happens with Carrick, with the report going as far as calling it 'inevitable' that Wilcox would be shown the door too, and labelling the scenario a 'disgrace'.

That's strong language for a story with one source and zero corroboration. There's no detail in the report on why Wilcox's future would be tied to a managerial sacking rather than, say, his own recruitment record, and nothing on what specific results or run of form would actually trigger either exit. Flagside hasn't seen this backed up elsewhere.

What we can say with certainty: Manchester United sit 13th in the Premier League after seven games, with one win, four draws and two defeats, a goal difference of zero. Whoever is making the big calls at Old Trafford this season is doing so against a backdrop of a club clearly not where it wants to be in the table.

If the report does turn out to have legs, it would say plenty about how United's football leadership is structured these days, namely that the director of football's security might rest less on signings and planning and more on whoever is picking the team. For now though, this reads as speculation dressed up in dramatic words rather than anything United have indicated themselves.

Flagside will treat this as one to watch rather than one to run with as fact, and will update if other outlets pick it up.