Owen says permanent Carrick appointment shouldn’t be ‘a question’ | OneFootball

Michael Owen has backed Michael Carrick for the permanent Manchester United job and says he is ‘astounded’ by those against it.

Carrick has won seven of his 10 games in charge to lead Manchester United into the top three, with the Red Devils the Premier League’s form team under the interim boss.

A decision is yet to be made on Carrick’s future, but Owen has insisted his former teammate is the right man for the role.

He said Carrick’s performances deserve a permanent opportunity and cannot understand those in favour of a different option.

“Imagine if you got rid of Michael Carrick, just imagine it, and you brought in whoever – I don’t care who it is, even a born winner, somebody they’ve already had, that type of manager,” Owen said to Chris Wheeler.

“Imagine if things started spiralling, started going poorly again; the ownership would get absolutely lynched. I’m astounded by certain people saying no, they shouldn’t appoint him. Astounded. Why on earth is this even a question? I don’t get it.

“I’m not saying, “go and give him a 10-year contract, everything’s perfect”. But bloody hell, what more can he do? You’ve just got to let this roll. This Manchester United team look like they’re on the way back at this stage. Why would you interfere with anything?

“How on earth can anybody say that he shouldn’t continue. What’s the worst that can happen? You give him a two-year contract. He starts the next season, for the first three or four months he loses every game and he’s useless. He can part company with the club.

“If the league started when Carrick took over, Manchester United would be top of the league. We’re talking at this stage now, we’d be a third of the way through the season and Man United at the top of the league. You’d be thinking, well, can they win the league?”

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