Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville and Manchester United legend Paul Scholes have now had their say on Michael Carrick’s next match in charge against Fulham on Sunday.
Manchester United are flying high after the explosive start that Michael Carrick has made to his interim head coach reign at Old Trafford in the 2025-26 campaign.
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United legend Carrick made his sensational return to the Premier League club earlier this month after Ruben Amorim was finally sacked as Man Utd manager.
Ruben Amorim’s 14-month spell as Man Utd head coach ended after the 41-year-old former Sporting CP manager fell out with the Ineos regime at Old Trafford.
Darren Fletcher had stepped in as caretaker manager of the United first-team squad for two matches before Ineos brought Carrick in until the end of the current season.
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Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick celebrates after the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in 2026 in London, England.
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Gary Neville’s assessment of Man Utd’s Premier League match against Fulham at Old Trafford
Michael Carrick has overseen two huge wins for Manchester United against Premier League title challengers Manchester City and Arsenal since his interim appointment.
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The 44-year-old former Middlesbrough head coach watched on from the Old Trafford dugout as Man Utd inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Manchester City in a stunning display.
Carrick’s men built on their initial momentum boost from the Manchester derby, with United defeating Arsenal 3-2 in the Premier League tie at the Emirates last Sunday.
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Gary Neville teamed up with Paul Scholes, who stepped in for Jamie Carragher, for their latest Premier League predictions on The Overlap’s flagship football podcast.
Speaking on Stick to Football, Neville suggested that Carrick and Co have a “different type of test” awaiting them on Sunday afternoon against Fulham.
“This is a different type of test on Sunday, which is interesting, but I think they’ll come through it,” he said.
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Gary Neville and Paul Scholes predict Man Utd vs Fulham in the Premier League match at Old Trafford
The Red Devils are fourth and are now one point clear of fifth-place Chelsea after United’s sensational comeback result against Arsenal under Carrick’s management.
Neville and Scholes expect former Man Utd and England teammate Carrick to chalk up his third consecutive Premier League win against Fulham on Sunday afternoon.
The two members of United’s iconic ‘Class of ‘92’ stars predicted a 3-1 win for the Red Devils over seventh-place Fulham at the weekend.
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