Michael Carrick has taken first-team training at Manchester United Tuesday despite ongoing uncertainty over his future as manager at Old Trafford.
Carrick held talks with CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox on Sunday evening following a 3-0 home defeat against Bournemouth which left United one point above the Premier League relegation zone.
Sources have told ESPN that the discussions continued on Monday when Carrick reported for duty at the club's training ground on a designated day off for the first team.
With United making their worst ever start to a premier league season, winning just one league game since the start of the campaign, Carrick had been expected to lose his job with the club hierarchy exploring potential replacements including Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann and Antonio Conte.
But despite the talks involving the United hierarchy, Carrick's situation has yet to be addressed publicly by the club, with no confirmation of any decision over the manager's future.
United face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday but it remains uncertain as to whether Carrick will still be in post to take charge of the team against Xabi Alonso's side.
The popular former Red Devils midfielder not only steadied the ship after Ruben Amorim's rocky reign but helped it change course as his January arrival inspired the side's rise to third in the Premier League.
Carrick's impressive stint saw him rewarded with a two-year deal to stay on as United boss.
Carrick headed to Carrington shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday to watch United Under-21s take on Hull -- the side that ensured their Premier League season got off to a nightmare start -- in a behind-closed-doors friendly.
The head coach left the training complex just before 5 p.m. on Monday evening, shortly after Wilcox departed, having spent around three hours at Carrington.
Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann are potential replacements for the under-pressure boss, sources have told ESPN. Carrick's side are without a win in eight games after being beaten by Bournemouth days after the 4-1 Champions League loss at Como.
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United have won just two of their 12 matches in all competitions this term and their seven-point return from eight matches represents their worst start to a season since 1986.
Carrick sidestepped questions over his future following the Bournemouth defeat, when he waved to the crowd and patted his chest as he left the pitch as fans supportively chanted his name.
The Old Trafford faithful's anger was instead aimed at the Glazers, co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Ineos set-up, including United director of football Wilcox.
Players were booed at the final whistle and then fiercely as they followed Carrick down the tunnel on a day when the manager left skipper Bruno Fernandes on the bench.
The 32-year-old, who also arrived at Carrington on Tuesday morning, has been a pale imitation of the player who won end-of-season awards having set a new Premier League assist record, with the frustrated captain questioning the manager's tactics in Como.
Carrick claimed the decision to name him among the substitutes on Sunday was a "pure football" decision rather than punishment but the Portugal international did not play a minute.
Fernandes was at Carrington to for pre-planned treatment on Monday and social media users spotted his Instagram account liked a video that had written above it "never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer care".
United sit just a point above the Premier League relegation zone in 16th place ahead of Saturday's trip to Chelsea, before heading into the international break with home games against Roma and Aston Villa.
Press Association contributed to this report.
