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Home News Sport Weather iPlayer Sounds Bitesize CBeebies CBBC Food Home News Sport Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Audio Video Live Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.Find out how to listen to other BBC stationsEpisode detailsRadio 5 Live,·12 Nov 2026,·36 minsAvailable for over a yearBBC chief football news reporter Simon Stone, Jay Motty from Stretford Paddock & Tom Allnutt from The Times join Rick & Lloyd for reaction to Michael Carrick’s sacking. Was he treated unfairly? When will Mauricio Pochettino arrive? And will Rick mention the time he saw him by a swimming pool in Qatar? You better believe it. Simon explains how things have unfolded over the past 24 hours and why the news that felt so inevitable took so long to arrive. Jay reflects on how Man Utd fans are feeling for Carrick with everything unfolding so publicly, including talks with Pochettino – which Simon explains took place a while ago. Plus, Tom tells Rick and Lloyd why Pochettino is a throwback manager – and how his way of doing things could suggest that major changes to the hierarchy are on the horizon. Plus, there is reaction to the sacking of Pierre Sage at Crystal Palace. As ever, send us your thoughts on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369. TIMECODES: 5:13 - How Jason Wilcox, Omer Berrada and Jim Ratcliffe decided Carrick's fate in Monaco 7:15 - Was Mauricio Pochettino already ready to sign? 11:37 - How do United fans feel about Carrick getting the sack? 13:02 - Does Pochettino change the way United fans are feeling? 16:43 - Can Pochettino handle the scrutiny? 19:38 - Is Pochettino’s stock falling? 21:43 - Has Pochettino been promised anything at Manchester United? 23:46 - Why did Spurs not go for Pochettino in the past? 26:08 - The end of a decade-long courtship 28:46 - What does the immediate future look like? 30:14 - When Rick saw Pochettino by the pool 32:03 - Crystal Palace sack Pierre Sage, who’s next?Programme WebsiteMore episodes