Manchester United is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Since the first thread appeared at Nov 8, 19:08 UTC, we have counted 8 threads about it in 3 communities, led by r/soccer, r/nba and r/television. That adds up to around 8K upvotes and 1.6K comments. It is also a rising Google search (“ss united states” in Google Trends for US).
What the sources report
The articles behind the biggest threads, quoted directly from each publisher’s own summary.
- The Guardian: Michael Carrick facing Manchester United axe amid review by Jason Wilcox
Manchester United are moving towards sacking Michael Carrick, though no final decision has been made by Jason Wilcox, the director of football
- CNN: As this storied ship is sunk to become an artificial reef and scuba spot, it concludes the ocean liner era | CNN
A once-famous ocean liner makes its final voyage to join the Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail as an artificial reef and scuba destination.
The numbers in the headlines
- $10 million: cited by a post in r/soccer
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/soccer | 6 | 6,498 | 1,368 | Nov 8, 19:08 UTC |
| r/nba | 1 | 1,473 | 201 | Nov 8, 21:55 UTC |
| r/television | 1 | 1 | 37 | Nov 10, 00:50 UTC |
The biggest threads
- [David Ornstein]: Manchester United expected to sack Michael Carrick as head coachr/soccer · 4,883 upvotes · 857 comments · Nov 9, 21:58 UTC · The New York Times
- Red Panda fails twice in a row on her final part of the halftime show, but perfects it on her 3rd try. 76ers vs. Bulls - halftime show in United Centerr/nba · 1,473 upvotes · 201 comments · Nov 8, 21:55 UTC · streamable.com
- [The Athletic] The buyout clause in Mauricio Pochettino’s contract with the USMNT is in the ballpark of $10 million, sources say, as Manchester United are expected to consider Poc…r/soccer · 616 upvotes · 221 comments · Nov 10, 09:49 UTC · The New York Times
- The President of Spain: Winning the World Cup in the United States and Trump giving the Spanish national team [the trophy] — for me, it was a real political orgasm.r/soccer · 753 upvotes · 70 comments · Nov 10, 01:55 UTC · v.redd.it
- [Jamie Jackson] Michael Carrick facing Manchester United axe amid review by Jason Wilcoxr/soccer · 142 upvotes · 84 comments · Nov 9, 21:23 UTC · The Guardian
- Berrada and Wilcox's reaction as United make it 4-4r/soccer · 85 upvotes · 76 comments · Nov 8, 19:08 UTC · v.redd.it
- Mauricio Pochettino is one of the leading contenders for the Manchester United jobr/soccer · 19 upvotes · 60 comments · Nov 9, 22:48 UTC · talksport.com
- What are some TV shows from outside the United States that you think should get an American adaptation?r/television · 1 upvotes · 37 comments · Nov 10, 00:50 UTC
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/soccer: “Berrada and Wilcox's reaction as United make it 4-4”
- The story reaches r/nba: “Red Panda fails twice in a row on her final part of the halftime show, but perfects it on her 3rd try. 76ers vs. Bulls …”
- First link to The Guardian shared, in r/soccer.
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/soccer (4,883 upvotes, 857 comments by our last count).
- The story reaches r/television: “What are some TV shows from outside the United States that you think should get an American adaptation?”
- Latest thread in our sample, in r/soccer.
How this page is made
SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.