Paul Scholes' sarcastic jibe at Michael Carrick may suggest that the interim boss is struggling at Manchester United, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
It took the former midfielder 11 games to suffer his first defeat in charge of the club across two different spells. In that time, he's faced Thomas Tuchel, Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola. The job he has done so far has been nothing short of excellent.
Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick celebrates after the match
But his unbeaten run couldn't last forever and instead of Guardiola or others, it was Eddie Howe who dealt Carrick his first defeat in the Man United dugout.
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It seems to be the forever story at Man United. The story created by the noise of old players who still can't fathom that the Red Devils no longer sit at the top of English football.
It was almost as if Scholes was waiting for Carrick to slip, as if he had his social media post scheduled, ready to go for whenever that day may be. The bad news for him is that it took eight Premier League games for the interim boss to blink and that came courtesy of a stunning William Osula strike.
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All it takes is one look back at the state that Man United were in under Ruben Amorim to realise how much progress Carrick has made in such little time.
That's not to say there isn't room to improve, of course. His changes against Newcastle United certainly split opinion, with Tyrell Malacia's comeback coming at a time that Man United needed a winning goal themselves against ten men.
Yet, it's tough to criticise a manager who stripped United back to the basics, got big-money signings firing and academy graduates back into the side.
Whilst Scholes chose criticism, former teammate Gary Neville has praised Carrick since his arrival - saying: "He's definitely instilled a simplicity to it in the last two weeks, in the last two games, that I like about it.
"[The 4-2-3-1] is my favourite system. We've talked about it a lot, the idea of a talented player playing off a striker, two wide players narrowing in midfield, a back four that's really aggressive. It's been a huge turn."
Manchester United manager Michael Carrick
Now, what Man United must not do is repeat their previous mistake of hiring an interim boss. Carrick has done his job so far and that must be that at the end of the season with Julian Nagelsmann emerging as an option.
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Man United fans have been hearing about transformative managers for the last 12 years now. Yet, here they are, still searching for the man to take them back to the top of English football.
Julian Nagelsmann is no overhyped, young manager though. The Germany manager is the real deal, who has looked destined to take charge of another big club since leaving Bayern Munich.
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The 38-year-old may be young in age, but he has already got more than enough experience at the top of European football to take charge at Old Trafford.
Julian Nagelsmann Bayern Munich record
Games 84
Wins 60
Draws 14
Defeats 10
Unlike when Amorim arrived, Man United also wouldn't need to dive into the transfer market to buy extra numbers to suit Nagelsmann's system. He prefers to use a 4-2-3-1 formation in an intense system, similar to Carrick.
The former Bayern Munich boss reportedly wants the Man United job and the Red Devils should not hesitate after the World Cup. At a time when Pep Guardiola's powers are waning, Arsenal are bullying their way to Premier League glory and Liverpool are stuttering, Nagelsmann's arrival would be perfectly timed.
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English football needs to move away from its pragmatists and towards those bold enough to bypass the tiresome physicality which has seen Arsenal rise to the top.
Dubbed "the best young coach in Europe" by journalist Josh Bunting, Nagelsmann would do exactly that.