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Manchester United's directors are due to meet in Monaco on Wednesday to decide whether head coach Michael Carrick stays, with chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox expected to recommend he goes. The club is 18th in the Premier League after one win in its first 10 matches, its worst start to a top-flight season since 1986-87. Carrick, 45, has been in charge for 10 months, and a departure would make him the eighth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired 13 years ago. United stood by him after a 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth on 25 October, but sources say the chaotic games, including late comebacks against Roma, Chelsea and Villa, have convinced Berrada and Wilcox that a change is needed. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who lives in Monaco, is said to retain faith in Berrada and Wilcox, and a decision not to sack Carrick would raise serious questions over their futures. Among the candidates considered are Mauricio Pochettino, Eddie Howe, Antonio Conte, Unai Emery and Julian Nagelsmann, while an extra coaching appointment is also being discussed. The meeting is a pre-planned catch-up, and sources stressed the location was not chosen because of the Carrick debate.