Michael Carrick has taken the exact opposite approach to former Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim in one major thing that he does at Old Trafford.
Ruben Amorim was in charge at Old Trafford for 14 months before the 41-year-old ex-Manchester United manager was sacked by the Premier League club last month.
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Michael Carrick and Ruben Amorim as Man Utd managers
The former Sporting CP head coach became the seventh permanent Man Utd manager in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era after his arrival in England in 2024.
Amorim left his role at Sporting CP and the Portuguese coach replaced Erik ten Hag, who was sacked by United, in the Old Trafford hot seat during the 2024-25 season.
The former Man Utd and Sporting manager’s Old Trafford exit paved the way for Michael Carrick’s sensational return to the Premier League club in January.
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Michael Carrick acknowledges the fans after the Premier League match between Manchester United and Fulham at Old Trafford in 2026 in Manchester, England.
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What is different between Man Utd legend Michael Carrick and Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford
Michael Carrick has had an emphatic start to life as Manchester United interim head coach, a role that will last until the end of the 2025-26 Premier League season.
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The 44-year-old United legend has overseen the Red Devils entering the top-four picture after the club have collected nine points from their three matches under him.
Carrick has been in the dugout and engineered Man Utd’s 2-0 win over Manchester City, 3-2 comeback victory over Arsenal and 3-2 dramatic result against Fulham.
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The Athletic has now revealed a massive difference between Ruben Amorim’s reign as Man Utd manager compared with how Carrick has handled himself so far.
According to the news outlet, Amorim would rarely speak to his United first-team players after a match, irrespective of the result being a win, a defeat or a draw.
However, it has been reported that Carrick will touch base with the Red Devils players more often than Amorim after each match that he has overseen so far.
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How Michael Carrick has approached another important aspect with Man Utd players
The Athletic added that Carrick’s decision to speak to his Man Utd players can even lead to him saving his ‘detailed analysis’ later down the line.
It has been claimed that the former United and England midfielder will deliver his analysis ‘days after the match’ at times and can also be done ‘individually’ in cases.
Carrick will take charge of his fourth Premier League match as interim Red Devils boss on Saturday afternoon, with United hosting Tottenham at Old Trafford.
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