Premier League Sack Race: Carrick, Sage and Lampard Ranked

No Premier League manager has lost their job yet this season, but that could change within days. After a damaging weekend, Michael Carrick, Pierre Sage and now Frank Lampard are all under serious pressure in the Premier League sack race.

Here is where each of them stands, what their next fixtures look like, and who else could be in danger. Michael Carrick - Manchester United Record: Eight games without a win in all competitions, 16th in the table Carrick is the clear favourite in the Premier League sack race after Sunday's3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth.

It came four days after a 4-1 loss at Como in the Champions League, and left United one point above the relegation zone. Carrick dropped captain Bruno Fernandes for the game after the midfielder had criticised his tactics in Italy.

Fernandes stayed on the bench throughout as United were booed off. The Old Trafford crowd sang Carrick's name and directed its anger at the club's owners, but Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher both said on Sky Sports that a change now looked inevitable.

It is a sharp fall for a coach who was handed a permanent two-year contract in May after guiding United to third place. Carrick has insisted his lap of the pitchwas not a farewell, but the club are reportedly weighing up alternatives.

ESPN sources say Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann are among those being considered. Read the latest on Carrick's Manchester United future.

Next game: Chelsea (A), Saturday 31 October, 12.30pm Pierre Sage - Crystal Palace Record: Five defeats in eight league games, 17th in the table, worst defence in the league Sage replaced Oliver Glasner in June after leading Lens to second place in Ligue 1 and the club's first Coupe de France. Back-to-back defeats to Brighton (5-0) and Newcastle (2-0) have left them with seven points from eight games, and Sage wasbooed by home fans on Sunday.

Palace have conceded 19 league goals, more than anyone else. Some of the blame lies with the board, which failed to properly replace Maxence Lacroix after his sale to Chelsea.

Reports suggest chairman Steve Parish considered a change after the Brighton thrashing but opted to give Sage more time. Next games: Fulham (A), Carabao Cup, Wednesday 28 October.