Man Utd have reached an agreement with the former players over a caretake role until the end of the season.
The 44-year-old was identified as the preferred candidate for the temporary role after the club also considered Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Darren Fletcher for the position. Carrick is viewed as the safest appointment for the remainder of the campaign and appreciates that it is only a temporary role, as the club plan to hire a permanent successor to Ruben Amorim in the summer.
Manchester World understand that there are only a few small details left to be sorted out before an official announcement is made. United plan to unveil Carrick as their caretaker head coach on Tuesday, and he will take charge of his first training session on Wednesday morning. He will take charge of his first match in the role when United host Man City in the Premier League this weekend.
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Manchester United reach Michael Carrick agreement
Michael Carrick has agreed to take charge of Manchester United as caretaker head coach for the rest of the season. The 44-year-old former midfielder was identified as the favourite for the position after the club held talks with all candidates for the temporary role last week. Carrick will take charge of United for 17 matches, with a permanent successor to Ruben Amorim appointed in the summer.
Carrick also took charge of United for three matches after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November 2021, and was unbeaten during his tenure in matches against Villarreal, Chelsea and Arsenal. He began his reign with a 2-0 away win over Villarreal as Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho scored to secure qualification to the Champions League knockout stages. Sancho scored again in Carrick's second game in charge as United grabbed a valuable point away at Chelsea with a 1-1 draw later that week. His final match in charge saw Ronaldo bag a brace and Bruno Fernandes score as United defeated Arsenal 3-2 at Old Trafford.
The former midfielder left the club with immediate effect when Ralf Rangnick took interim charge and he remained out of work until October 2022, when he was appointed head coach of Middlesbrough. The club were 21st in the Championship when he took charge, before he won 13 of his first 23 matches in charge and went on to finish fourth in the table. They were defeated by Coventry in the play-off semi-finals.
In his second season, Carrick was rewarded with a new three-year contract as Boro finished eighth in the Championship and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup. He was eventually sacked after his third season in charge when Middlesbrough finished 10th in the Championship table.
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