FOOTBALL – MANCHESTER United have appointed Michael Carrick as manager until the end of the season, the Premier League club said yesterday.
Carrick, who is also a former United player, replaces Ruben Amorim who was sacked earlier this month and faces an immediate baptism of fire with his first match being the derby against second-placed Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The 44-year-old former Middlesbrough manager inherits a team in crisis, sitting seventh in the Premier League table – a whopping 17 points behind leaders Arsenal – and eliminated from both domestic cups.
The FA Cup exit in a 2-1 home defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday has left United facing their shortest season since 1914-15, with just 40 games to play.
It is a return to familiar territory for Carrick, who previously served as caretaker manager in 2021 following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dismissal.
A team source said three candidates were interviewed, with British media reporting that Solskjaer was in contention for the role.
Following Amorim’s turbulent tenure, United had placed Carrick’s former teammate and under-18 coach Darren Fletcher in temporary charge but he failed to register a win in his two games, having also drawn 2-2 with lowly Burnley in the league.
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