Manchester United have sacked Michael Carrick and are expected to appoint Mauricio Pochettino – but what does it mean for Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Leeds United’s chances of keeping him?

Confirmation has arrived on Thursday that Carrick will no longer be Man United’s manager. Pochettino, who is currently Brenden Aaronson’s United States gaffer, will come in as his replacement in due course.

“I believe he’ll look at both full-back positions because he loves overlapping wide full-backs that have to have stamina, have to be robust, have to stay fit for the whole season. That’s not really sure, is it?

“Even before Pochettino and Carrick’s futures have been resolved, we know that Dominic Calvert-Lewin was one of the names on that list, although the expectation is that he’ll sign a new deal at Leeds.”

If Calvert-Lewin wants to retain his England spot, stay at Leeds

Calvert-Lewin has been immense since he joined Leeds. No English player has scored as many Premier League goals as Calvert-Lewin has since his move to Elland Road, having left Everton on a free transfer.

It’s seen him return to the England squad. If he wants to continue playing in the England squad under Thomas Tuchel, then he needs to remain at a club where he is first choice, playing week in, week out.

At Leeds, he does that. At Man United, he doesn’t. He might start every other game, but to maintain momentum, Calvert-Lewin needs to be first choice. Leeds are on course for Europe at the moment, too.

Man United’s chances of European qualification are dwindling. It just makes all the sense in the world for Calvert-Lewin to stay at Leeds right now, a club going in the right direction, where he is currently first pick.