Michael Carrick has been big on implementing his own rules at Manchester United since taking over from Ruben Amorim in January
Head Coach Michael Carrick of Manchester United in action during a first team training session at Carrington Training Ground on February 26, 2026 in Manchester, England.
Michael Carrick has implemented some rules of his own(Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)
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Michael Carrick has scrapped Ruben Amorim's rule banning non-internationals from enjoying time away from club football.
During Amorim's first few weeks in charge of Manchester United, he was left with a threadbare squad for training due to an international break. Marcus Rashford and Casemiro weren't involved with their national teams, so they travelled to the United States for a few days' rest.
However, this irritated the Portuguese boss who set a ban on treating international breaks as additional holidays for players not selected. He didn't place blame on the United duo but confirmed that trips abroad won't be permitted in future.
He said: "Would I set a different structure? Yes, for sure. But we cannot put this on the players. They [United] told them they have five days off so they can fly anywhere because nobody in the club says you cannot fly. So we cannot, this time, put that on Rash or Case."
Amorim was sacked after 14 months in charge and Carrick stepped into the hotseat. With the March international break underway, many stars are away with their countries to either qualify for the World Cup in the summer or enjoy some friendly matches.
As a result, Carrick has been left with those not selected for international duty and have been putting them through their paces at Carrington. However, this holiday ban set by Amorim has been scrapped as the Daily Mail reported that United players will be given extra time off due to the fixture set-up.
Noussair Mazraoui, Luke Shaw, Head Coach Michael Carrick of Manchester United in action during a first team training session at Carrington Training Ground on March 11, 2026 in Manchester, England.
United have been training hard during the international break already(Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)
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Typically, international stars would return to training by the end of next week. But with the FA Cup quarter-finals in place for next weekend - and United not taking part - Carrick has allowed for the squad to enjoy some downtime.
With their last match taking place on Friday, March 20 and the next up not until April 13, United will have had four blank weekends on their calendar. Those not selected for international duty were obligated to train until Thursday, March 26 and were allowed the weekend off.
This time off could prove to be a major boost for injured stars currently recovering for the run-in. Matthijs De Ligt has been building to return with Patrick Dorgu planning to make a comeback before the end of the season too.