Michael Carrick to become new Manchester United manager

The Red Devils confirmed Michael Carrick as the new coach until June. He had already been interim 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 nothing less 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 institution on their X account. He was a player for the club between 2006 and 2018 and already served as interim coach 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 hire a coach until the end of the season, preparing a new project to regain past glory. The management considered the options of bringing back Solskjaer, keeping Darren Fletcher, and Carrick, and finally opted for the latter.

Carrick's coaching staff will include Steve Holland, who was Gareth Southgate's assistant in 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 coach after managing Middlesbrough for three years.

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

United is seventh in the Premier League , with 32 points, three away from the Champions League positions. They are not participating in Europe, given their poor 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 against 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, securing a draw away against Burnley and being eliminated in the FA Cup at Old Trafford against Brighton. After this experience, Fletcher will return to managing United's under-18 team, which was his job until Amorim's dismissal.

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