English journalist Ben Jacobs was interviewed by The United Stand, where he discussed Carrick's managerial position at Manchester United.

When asked whether Carrick had the full backing of Manchester United, Ben Jacobs said: "To be honest, I'm not sure he has everyone's support. Manchester United is conducting due diligence in case they need to make a change."

Jacobs also listed five potential candidates for the Manchester United manager position and said the current situation is "unpredictable."

Jacobs added: "The reason the situation is now more unpredictable is that when we discussed this at the end of last season, many candidates were unavailable."

"Nagelsmann was preparing to lead Germany to the World Cup at the time, and it wasn't yet known that he would eventually resign."

"Tuchel had renewed his contract. As expected after the World Cup, he would continue to coach the England team for the home European Championship, but you can never say never with these things."

"Howe was still at Newcastle United, and Kieran McKenna also had a job."

"Emery had many admirers, but at the time, the general consensus was, why would he leave Aston Villa? No one was saying Emery wanted to leave, but the situation at that club was indeed different."

"So among the candidates we discussed in March, some were unlikely to be available in the summer. Now some of them are out of work, and others have become more feasible options, so it's up to Manchester United to make a big decision."

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