Michael Carrick has got an extended time to turn things in his favour. The next game will be very important to assess his future at Man United. After the Chelsea loss, the English coach was confident about his position at least for the next match. However, the United officials are looking at several options in case if they have to remove Carrick.
Michael Carrick fully focused on Aston Villa after beating Roma
The situation was becoming worse at Manchester United. Under Michael Carrick, the Red Devils have just managed to get 2 wins in this season before the Roma game. They were winless in 9 games straight. The last victory which came against Sabah in Champions League was back in September. But in the last UCL fixture, they won against Roma in a dramatic fashion. The 3 points from that game have relieved the English coach a bit. The club officials are scrutinizing Carrick’s performances and based on that they will determine his future at Old Trafford. Along with that, the hierarchy is also examining the list of managers who would replace Carrick.
As reported by The Standard, Man United chief officials have decided to give Michael Carrick some time before the international break. As a result, he will get to manage the game against Aston Villa. The win against the Italian side does not change the scenario much. After the match at Old Trafford against Unai Emery’s side, the board will decide the 45-year-old’s future. They will reassess his scenario at the club during the international break this month.
Carrick was asked by TNT Sports whether he would manage the game against Roma. He confidently replied, “Yes.” He managed the game against Roma and got a thrilling 3-2 victory. The board members have assured him that he would get these two matches to turn things around.
Michael Carrick’s managerial career so far, according to FOTMOB:
Clubs Games managed Wins Draws Losses Win(%)
Man United 33 16 8 9 48.4%
Middlesbrough 136 63 24 49 46.3%
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Man United fell short to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
On Saturday, two Premier League giants, Chelsea and Man United met each other at Stamford Bridge. Xabi Alonso’s Blues defeated Man United 2-0. In the first half, United were trying to give competition to the London side. In the second half, Morgan Rogers’ goal broke the deadlock which was result of his brilliance accompanied with the carelessness of United defenders.
The second goal’s blame is mostly on Lisandro Martinez. The Argentine’s foul in the penalty box got him second yellow and a penalty for Chelsea. Cole Palmer converted from the spot to make it 2-0. After the match, Carrick said, “Got to keep moving forward and winning games, simple as that,” Carrick said after Saturday’s loss. There are no words that I’m going to explain to you now that makes it any different; it’s not going to change it. You can move up the league quite quickly if you win football matches.”
Names have been considered but no action from United board
After the 3-0 loss to Bournemouth, a lot of people expected that a final decision has been taken. But to the surprise, Carrick was allowed to manage the away fixture against Chelsea. Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada attended the match in London without an immediate response against Carrick.
Aston Villa’s Unai Emery and former Newcastle manager Eddie Howe are higher in the list. German coach Julian Nagelsmann was approached by the officials to hold surface level discussions. Antonio Conte’s name is also mentioned in the list. Moreover, directors at United highly admire the style of football of these above mentioned managers.
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