After a disastrous start to the season, winning just three matches from their opening 15, Michael Carrick is relieved of his duties and somewhat put out of his misery.

Mauricio Pochettino is all but confirmed to be the next man to take on the impossible job of Manchester United's Head Coach, and so far, there have been mixed feelings about the man, with some fans seeing the positives in his work at Spurs, and others seeing his failures at PSG and Chelsea as a red flag.

The simple negative of Pochettino is his failure to win Ligue 1 in his first season in France, a league that many believe is a one-horse race and a 'farmers league', due to the lack of quality in the competition to PSG.

Another negative was his time at Chelsea, as his team, full of big-money superstars, only managed to reach sixth place in the league. However, there are positives from this season. The season prior, Chelsea finished 12th, showing some improvement, and their star man, Cole Palmer, shone with 33 goals and assists.

Throughout his time in the Premier League, Pochettino has proven that he is very good at developing young talents, with Cole Palmer and Dele Alli being two of his biggest successes.

Therefore, with United fans calling for Shea Lacey and Harry Amass to play, and with young defenders like Leny Yoro and Ayden Heaven in the squad, Pochettino could be very successful at United.

Pochettino also has a lot of experience working on a low budget, which may be the case at Manchester United. However, recent reports of a huge signing of a familiar face would suggest otherwise.

Manchester United are reportedly eyeing up a move for Chelsea's underused Malo Gusto, as per TalkSPORT.

It’s been claimed that it may take an offer in the region of £ 75 million to convince Chelsea to part with Gusto, but Manchester City have also been linked with the French defender. 

There is, however, no guarantee of a sale at this moment, as the club and player have not yet established whether they want a separation. Furthermore, ex-Chelsea player Gus Poyet spoke to Metro, discussing how Gusto should fight for his place at Chelsea.

"I do remember one of the most impressive decisions by a coach – Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich, playing Lahm as a central midfielder.

"It was big news at the time, because he had the quality. Chelsea have been doing this with Reece James, because they understand it’s a possibility. Now Gusto as well."

A huge factor that helps Manchester United's pursuit of Gusto is that Xabi Alonso's Chelsea do not play with a right-back, meaning that for Gusto to play, he will need to become either a right wing-back/winger or a central midfielder. Therefore, if he is not interested in that and wants to be a right-back, then United would be a great move for the player.

Carrick applauded the Stretford End after losing 3-0 to Bournemouth with a look of sadness, leaving many to believe that it was his farewell to the club. However, due to the club failing to properly line up his replacement, Carrick managed three more games, which then led to his eventual sacking after a draw with Aston Villa.

It is almost unanimously agreed that Carrick was let down by the board in the summer. Whether you believe he was the right man for the job or not, he started the season with the exact same defence, a defence that has conceded 28 goals in just 15 matches.

However, recent events have proven that the club definitely had enough money to invest more in the summer.

The board have sacked Carrick and will continue to pay him for this season due to his contract. They are about to pay the USMNT £7 million to sign Pochettino, and further money to sign his staff, and now they are ready to splash the cash on a defender that they should have signed in the summer.

The situation seems all too familiar to the way Jose Mourinho was treated by the club before he was sacked. Mourinho begged for a new defence, and in response, was shown the door. Despite learning from this error, the same has transpired with Carrick, years later.