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Former West Ham, Tottenham, Manchester United and England midfielder Michael Carrick remains the bookies’ favourite to take over at Middlesbrough.

Reports emerged last week that the Championship club were ‘keen’ to talk to the 41-year-old following Chris Wilder’s sacking at the Riverside.

Boro have slipped to 21st in the Championship following a 2-0 loss at Millwall but today, The Mirror claims that Carrick is in “pole position” to take the job at the Riverside Stadium.

Goalkeeper coach Leo Percovich is in temporary charge alongside former Sunderland and Middlesbrough midfielder Lee Cattermole. The temporary set-up guided the club to a win over Birmingham at home before losing at Millwall at the weekend.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: Manchester United Coach Michael Carrick looks on at the end of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on December 2, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

Here are the next Middlesbrough manager odds courtesy of SkyBet:

Michael Carrick – 2/5

Carlos Corberan – 5/1

Rob Edwards – 8/1

Leo Percovich – 10/1

Gary O'Neil – 20/1

Mark Robins – 20/1

Scott Parker – 20/1

Sean Dyche – 20/1

Steve Cooper – 20/1

Daniel Farke – 25/1

Anthony Barry – 33/1

Lee Cattermole – 33/1

Nigel Pearson – 33/1

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – 33/1

Wayne Rooney – 33/1

Andre Villas-Boas – 40/1

David Wagner – 40/1

Duncan Ferguson – 40/1

Graeme Jones – 40/1

John Terry – 40/1

Liam Rosenior – 40/1

Marcelo Bielsa – 40/1

Mark Bonner – 40/1

Mark Warburton – 40/1

Michael Laudrup – 40/1

Michael Reiziger – 40/1

Sol Bamba – 40/1

Steve Bruce – 40/1

Steve McClaren – 40/1

Aitor Karanka – 50/1

Brendan Rodgers – 50/1

Gary Rowett – 50/1

Jonathan Woodgate – 50/1

Nathan Jones – 50/1

Robbie Neilson – 50/1

Roy Keane – 50/1

Sam Allardyce – 50/1

Michael Carrick remains favourite for Middlesbrough job with Roy Keane also in betting