Michael Carrick appointed Manchester United head coach until end of season
The former Red Devils captain has been appointed until the summer after Ruben Amorim was sacked last week
Manchester United has appointed former player Michael Carrick as their head coach until the end of the season.
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Manchester United has appointed former player Michael Carrick as their head coach until the end of the season. Carrick played for United for over a decade and is taking over as Red Devils boss for the second time in an interim capacity.The 44-year-old took charge of United in a caretaker role for three matches after Solskjaer was sacked as manager in late 2021.He won two and drew one of those matches before Ralf Rangnick took charge for the rest of the season.Carrick will take up the position until the summer, with Gareth Southgate's former England assistant coach, Steve Holland expected to be Carrick's second-in-command.
Carrick played for United for over a decade and is taking over as Red Devils boss for the second time in an interim capacity.
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Saturday's Manchester derby is set to be his first game in charge of the club, with Carrick taking up management duties from Wednesday's training session.Darren Fletcher, who took charge of two matches while the search was ongoing, has returned to his old position as U18 head coach, following his brief stint as interim Manchester United manager.Carrick's sole full time managerial role was his three years in charge of Championship outfit Middlesbrough, after spending three years as Red Devils assistant boss under Solskjaer.Carrick took the role in October 2022 and reached the Championship play-offs in his first season but was dismissed last summer.United have also been in discussions with their former striker Solskjaer, who was previously in charge from December 2018 to November 2021, having initially been named as caretaker following Jose Mourinho's exit before taking the job on a permanent basis.The Norwegian earned a second-placed finish in the Premier League and guided the club to the Europa League final in the 2020-21 campaign but was dismissed after a poor start the following season.
Carrick's sole full time managerial role was his three years in charge of Championship outfit Middlesbrough, after spending three years as Red Devils assistant boss under Solskjaer.
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Carrick made 464 appearances for United during a 12-year stint with the club between 2006 and 2018, winning five Premier League titles and lifting the European Cup in 2008 among an array of honours.
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Ruben Amorim was sacked as United boss on January 5, a day after making pointed comments in a post-match press conference at Leeds, to bring to an end a 14-month reign in which United slumped to a 15th-placed finish in the Premier League and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham.After Sunday's match, Fletcher said he had received "zero indication" regarding the club's plans and would report to their Carrington training ground to learn more on Monday.United's players had two pre-planned days off on Monday and Tuesday, but the club will hope a new caretaker boss can be in charge once they return to Carrington and attention turns to Saturday's derby against Manchester City at Old Trafford.Carrick made 464 appearances for United during a 12-year stint with the club between 2006 and 2018, winning five Premier League titles and lifting the European Cup in 2008 among an array of honours.After his retirement as a player, he joined Mourinho's coaching staff at United and remained as a first-team coach under Solskjaer.
