Manchester United are in pieces after another loss on Sunday with Michael Carrick set to pay the price, but sporting director Jason Wilcox is being held up as one of those responsible for their failings
Jason Wilcox is fast becoming the face of this failing Man Utd side
Jason Wilcox is fast becoming the face of this failing Man Utd side(Image: Javier Garcia/Shutterstock)
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Whenever Manchester United lose games, which at the moment is pretty regularly, you can always guarantee the camera will eventually pan to the stands.
There you will find a glum faced Jason Wilcox, the club's director of football, who is seen as the man responsible for their current demise, which looks certain to cost Michael Carrick his job sooner rather than later.
Wilcox was part of the Ineos overhaul, which in itself hardly makes him hugely likeable to the United faithful. His work at Manchester City and then Southampton earned him the gig at Old Trafford, but he's been unable to make the club the force they still dream of becoming.
Currently though things are at rock bottom with Carrick presiding over a dire start to the season, their worst in four decades, which owes in part to a shocking summer. United ploughed all their investment into their midfield, overlooking the need to bolster the defence or add a centre forward.
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Already those decisions are coming back to haunt United with injuries exposing their squad and after their loss to Atletico Madrid Lisandro Martinez called out Wilcox himself during a post-match rant. But is it really all on the sporting director?
Director of football Jason Wilcox, as well as Omar Berrada, have presided over a steep decline
Director of football Jason Wilcox, as well as Omar Berrada, have presided over a steep decline(Image: PA Wire)
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