JAKARTA - Manchester United finally reached an agreement with interim manager Michael Carrick. He will get a permanent contract which means he will be appointed as full manager when entering the new music competition. Only, the club reminded that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's failure would not be repeated.
Carrick managed to bring Man Utd back to the winning track. Once appointed as interim manager in January 2026 to replace Ruben Amorim who was fired, he immediately brought Man Utd to the top. Previously, Man Utd was always outside the Champions League zone or at best in sixth place when Amorim was dismissed.
Once Carrick returned as interim manager for the second time, the former Red Devils midfielder in the era of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson made an impressive achievement. Bruno Fernandes et al. led them to 10 wins and only lost twice out of 15 matches in the English Premier League.
Carrick not only brought Man Utd to the third place and back to the Champions League next season, but he was able to restore the confidence of the players.
They showed as a team with a winning mentality as shown by Fernandes, Casemiro, Mateus Cunha to Kobbie Mainoo who was finally willing to extend his contract at Man Utd.
Even Benjamin Sesko who was once infertile has shown his sharpness. Meanwhile, fans hope the club will extend Casemiro's contract for another year.
Carrick's satisfactory performance has made the club urged to give him a permanent contract. However, Man Utd is not in a hurry to appoint this 44-year-old man to be the permanent manager.
No wonder that a number of names to become Man Utd's manager are still circulating. Starting from Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola who competes with Unai Emery who successfully managed Aston Villa.
In addition, there is Fulham manager Marco Silva and finally Luis Enrique who led Paris Saint-Germain to win the 2025 Champions League as a candidate.
Man Utd does not want to repeat Solskjaer's failure who had given hope when he was interim manager in 2018. Man Utd's impressive performance and success in winning the first five matches made the management want to give a permanent contract. Moreover, like Carrick, he also became Manager of the Month in January 2019 so that the club was more confident to sign him.
However, after getting a contract as a full-time manager, Man Utd's performance actually declined. Solskjaer was only able to bring the team to finish as runners-up in the 2021 Europa League after losing dramatically to Villarreal. Solskjaer was then dismissed without ever winning a trophy.
Despite being overshadowed by Solskjaer's failure, according to The Sun, club officials finally agreed to give Carrick a permanent contract.
Moreover, the former Middlesbrough manager has the support of players, fans and former Man Utd players. Carrick's agent has also been spotted several times at the club's headquarters to meet with the board.
Currently, both parties are finalizing the draft contract. According to plans, Carrick has a two-year contract with an additional 12-month option. Carrick himself admitted that he was satisfied not because he would receive a permanent contract but could bring Man Utd back to the Champions League.
"We have taken a big step and it's nice that we are finally back in the Champions League. We are satisfied with this achievement," said Carrick.
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