MANCHESTER UNITED have finally sacked Michael Carrick after a disastrous start to the season.

The decision to hand the boss his P45 after days of dithering will cost a pretty penny though. 

Not that United have been holding back on their managerial budget for the last 13 years.

They’re already nearing the £100MILLION mark since Sir Alex Ferguson left his post in 2013 – and it is set to soar past that figure if, as expected, Mauricio Pochettino takes over the Old Trafford hotseat.

It’s been a managerial graveyard of failures and disappointments in Fergie’s wake. 

But Pochettino looks set to pick up the pieces of the team in 18th with just one win from ten games. 

The Argentine has reportedly agreed in principle to leave his role as USA manager for Old Trafford, though it looks to set United back a whopping £7.4m.

In the last two years, 322 staff members have been cutfrom the United payroll to cut costs. 

But in the meantime, the club has been paying millions in severance packages to coaches and executives. 

SunSport took a close look at the receipts to see just how United could splash out an estimated £108.2m on bosses in 13 years…

David Moyes was named the successor to the most decorated football manager of all-time. 

The United job could have been the crown jewel of coaching, but it’s always a scary thought following in the footsteps of such success. 

Ten months after his 2013 appointment, things had unravelled as “Chosen One” Moyes – on a six-year deal – was sacked. 

The dismissal was the first of many and set the club back £4.9m, having already dished out £2.4m in severance payments for Fergie’s old staff who were still lurking. 

Mike Phelan and Rene Meulensteen were among them. 

After just two seasons, Moyes’ replacement Louis Van Gaal walked away from Old Trafford just two days after lifting the FA Cup – despite being on a three-year deal. 

It cost the Red Devils an eye-watering £8.4m to ditch the Dutchman. 

Jose Mourinho was the next European big boss brought in to rescue the sinking ship – and hurt United’s wallet following his dismissal in December 2018. 

The Portuguese boss cost a huge £19.6m in compensation and had the the biggest pay-out cheque that United have had to write in the post-Fergie world. 

In 2021, Jose’s replacement Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cost his former playing club a huge £9.1m.

And then Ralf Rangnick was brought in on a six-month basis with a two-year consultancy role waiting in the wings for the German after the 2021/22 season finale.

But he never walked through that door and his exit, along with his staff’s, put another £14.7m on the books. 

Erik ten Hag came in and United already had a list of suitors lined up as potential replacements for him before he saved his job with a shock FA Cup win over Man City.

He had his contract extended but no less than 116 days later, Ten Hag & Co were sent packing – filing an invoice for £10.4m in their wake.

INEOS’ vast reserves have not just been tapped into by outgoing managers and head coaches though. 

Dan Ashworth was pried from Newcastle in 2024 to become the flashy new sporting director in M16. 

The Magpies unclasped their tight grip on the now-CEO of the FA for no less than £3m and when Ashworth lost his shine just five months later, it put another £4.1m to the nearing £100m bill.

In November 2024, when United took Ruben Amorim from Sporting Lisbon, the Portuguese giants demanded £11m in return.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe paid up and was forced to fork out again, to the tune of around £8million, when the Portuguese boss was sacked after 14 months in charge. 

He was given the boot after relations turned sour following a particularly hostile meeting with director of football Jason Wilcox. 

He subsequently hinted that relations had become strained without full-backing in the transfer market.

And the final straw came when the now-AC Milan boss stated he wanted to be manager “not the coach” after a 1-1 draw with Leeds. 

Michael Carrick replaced Amorim in January before signing a two-year contract in May. 

And despite more than 18 months left on his clock, Carrick has now suffered the same fate as his seven predecessors.

Coaches Steve Holland and Jonathan Woodgate may be towed along too for another £5m to add to the never-ending bill.

Mauricio Pochettino‘s exit clause is thought to be around £7.4m with US Soccer, but the costs may not stop there with his backroom team valued at around £5m. 

Right-hand man and assistant coach Jesus Perez, first-team coach Miguel D’Agostino and goalkeeper coach Antonio Jimenez are not set to leave Poch’s side any time soon. 

The quartet have stuck together in every job that the Argentine has had since his first Espanyol role in 2009. 

There is also sports scientist Sebastiano Pochettino, who has traipsed alongside his dad since his Tottenham days. 

And with 13 years of toil and trouble, Carrick’s dismissal could rubber stamp the £108m bill.

Then it’s not all that difficult to see why United have reported losses coming to £444m over the past seven seasons.