Michael Carrick set to become new Manchester United manager | OneFootball

The Red Devils have confirmed Michael Carrick as the new coach until June. He had already served as interim manager in 2021.

Manchester United confirmed this Tuesday the appointment of Michael Carrick as the new coach until the end of the season. His debut will be none other than in the derby against Manchester City this Saturday, at home.

“Michael Carrick is back. Our former captain is our head coach for the rest of the 2025/26 season,” wrote the Premier League club on their X account. He played for the club between 2006 and 2018 and already served as interim manager for several matches after the dismissal of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2021.

The former English midfielder arrives at United following the dismissal of Rúben Amorim and after the club decided to appoint a coach until the end of the season, with the aim of preparing a new project to restore past glory. The board considered the options of bringing back Solskjaer, keeping Darren Fletcher, and appointing Carrick, and ultimately chose the latter.

Carrick’s coaching staff will include Steve Holland, who was Gareth Southgate’s assistant with England, Jonathan Woodgate, whom he knows from his time at Middlesbrough, Jonny Evans, a former United player until last season, and Travis Binnion. This will be Carrick’s second experience as a manager after spending three years in charge of Middlesbrough.

Carrick’s first match on the United bench will be this Saturday against Manchester City.

United are seventh in the Premier League, with 32 points, three points away from the Champions League spots. They are not competing in Europe, due to their poor campaign last season, while in the League Cup they were knocked out by Grimsby Town, a League Two (Fourth Division) team, and in the FA Cup by Brighton & Hove Albion.

After Amorim’s departure, who was at the club for just fourteen months, Fletcher took charge of the team for the last two matches, earning a draw away at Burnley and being eliminated from the FA Cup at Old Trafford against Brighton. After this experience, Fletcher will return to manage United’s under-18s, which was his role until Amorim’s dismissal.

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