Man Utd turned to Darren Fletcher as caretaker when they sacked Ruben Amorim at the beginning of the year.
Darren Fletcher acted as caretaker manager in January. (Image: 2026 Ben Roberts - Danehouse)
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"I don’t even think it’s in my wildest dreams that it could potentially happen," said Darren Fletcher about the opportunity to manage Manchester United when he was appointed caretaker.
Fletcher came into the hot seat at short notice when Ruben Amorim was axed in January, stepping up to oversee the first team from his position as Under-18 manager.
Before it was announced this week that Michael Carrick would be given more time to turn things around, there was speculation that Fletcher might be called upon again after another sacking.
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