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🚨 NEW: Manchester United / Carrick’s future update via @MiguelDelaney: - Sources say no one at the club has been willing to make a definitive call on Carrick, partly because they have “little idea” of a clear replacement. There is growing sense he could survive the international break, even if they lose to Aston Villa on Sunday. - United are less sold on Eddie Howe than public perception suggests. - Sebastian Hoeness is highly rated but would be a big “Amorim-like” leap from Stuttgart. - Fabian Hurzeler may struggle without Brighton’s structure at higher stakes; compensation affordability is also a question. - Cesc Fàbregas is impressing at Como but isn’t leaving and is seen as Mikel Arteta’s eventual successor at Arsenal. - Julian Nagelsmann’s stock has dropped significantly. While Christopher Vivell is a fan, others note poor feedback from Bayern (players didn’t respond well to his methods/personality; the “skateboard to training” image doesn’t fit the United manager archetype). - Antonio Conte has the pedigree (title winner at multiple clubs) but questions remain over whether the current squad is good enough for the typical “good season then blow-up” pattern.

As A24 scales up with bigger budgets, it faces a new challenge: reaching audiences beyond the coasts. • Part of the studio’s allure is that it doesn’t make movies for everyone. Some of the company’s buzziest films were wildly polarizing, like “Hereditary” (D+ CinemaScore) and “Uncut Gems” (C+). • None of those movies cost above $20M to produce, but with “Elden Ring” ($200M) and next year’s $35M slasher “Slayground,” A24 can no longer afford to be so divisive. • “When you get into these price tags, you have to talk four quadrants. A24 didn’t build their brand on four-quadrant films. They chased two quadrants very hard,” says Travis Knox, associate professor of producing at Chapman University. “At $100 million-plus budgets, you can’t ignore Oklahoma and Indiana.” wp.me/pc8uak-1lI4j0

🚨🎙️ | Michael Carrick says he LOVES having Youri Tielemans in the squad: "I thought the way Youri stepped into the game, he showed everything he's about. "He's not had the ideal start here in terms of the team and the run that we've been on, but his personality, his character and stepping into the team like he did just showed everything that he's about. "He's a top, TOP human being. I love having him around for all and everything that he brings. So massively impressed with Youri and the way he came into the game." ❤️🇧🇪