Michael Carrick is set to be officially named Manchester United’s interim head coach.
“Ruben was appointed in November 2024 and led the team to a UEFA Europa League Final in Bilbao in May.
“With Manchester United sitting sixth in the Premier League, the club’s leadership has reluctantly made the decision that it is the right time to make a change. This will give the team the best opportunity of the highest possible Premier League finish.
“The club would like to thank Ruben for his contribution to the club and wishes him well for the future.
“Darren Fletcher will take charge of the team against Burnley on Wednesday.”
When the news was announced that Darren Fletcher was to take charge of the team gainst Burnley, he revealed that the first person he called was Sir Alex Ferguson. He said: "I have [spoken with him]," Fletcher said in the embargoed section of his press conference at Carrington.
As Michael Carrick is set to be offically named Manchter United's interim head coach, who is his wife Lisa. The couple arrive for a gala dinner in aid of UNICEF at Old Trafford in Manchester on November 21, 2013. Photo: AFP via Getty Imagesplaceholder image
As Michael Carrick is set to be offically named Manchter United's interim head coach, who is his wife Lisa. The couple arrive for a gala dinner in aid of UNICEF at Old Trafford in Manchester on November 21, 2013. Photo: AFP via Getty Images | AFP via Getty Images
"I don't like to make any decisions or things without speaking to Sir Alex and that's something I've done since I've been at the club and since I've left the club, in everything I do.
"I've got a really good relationship with Sir Alex, so he was probably the first person I phoned actually. I wanted to speak with him first.
"Ultimately, to get his blessing, to be perfectly honest with you. I think he deserves that respect.
"I wanted to run it by him, what he thought, and he was supportive of it and he echoed my thoughts, what I've always said. It's your job to do the best for Manchester United. When you're an employee of the club, it's your job to do your best for Manchester United.
"It's something that's amazing, when he says something I try and live and believe every day.
"So it was comforting, for me, for him to say that."
Following the sacking of Ruben Amorim, there were reports that Michael Carrick or Ole Gunnar Solskjær were in the running to become Manchester United’s next interim head coach.
Michael Carrick has verbally agreed now to become Manchester United’s next interim head coach and it is set to be officially confirmed imminently.
Who is Michael Carrick’s wife Lisa?
Michael Carrick married pilates instructor Lisa Roughead on June 16, 2007, in Wymondham, Leicestershire, the couple first met at school in Tyneside. The couple share two children together, a daughter named Louise and a son called Jacey.
Did Michael Carrick’s wife Lisa and Roy Keane have a public spat?
In February 2014, Manchester United lost 2-0 to Olympiacos in the Champions League. Michael Carrick was interviewed after the match and Roy Keane reportedly called his interview “flat” and compared it to the team’s poor performance.
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Lisa took to twitter (now X) at the time to defend her husband Michael Carrick in colourful terms, and after the tweet went viral, she deleted it. Lisa then wrote: "Deleted my tweet... Emotions got the better of me... Just disappointed."
Michael Carrick’s son Jacey is in the Manchester United academy, alongside Wayne Rooney’s son Kai. In August 2025, Jacey Carrick captained the club's Under 16 team in a tour game.
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