<figure id="attachment_3255434" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3255434" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3255434 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/9bdace27-michael-carrick-12012026.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3255434" class="wp-caption-text">Manchester United’s interim coach Michael Carrick reacts before the Uefa Champions League Group F match between Villarreal CF and Manchester United. (EPA Images pic)</figcaption></figure>
MANCHESTER: Manchester United have agreed a deal in principle with Michael Carrick for the former Middlesbrough manager to take charge of the Premier League team on an interim basis until the end of the season, a club source said today.
Carrick, who is also a former United player, 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 inherits a team in crisis, sitting seventh in the Premier League table &#8211; a whopping 17 points behind leaders Arsenal &#8211; and eliminated from both domestic cups.
The FA Cup exit in a 2-1 home defeat by Brighton &amp; Hove Albion 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&#8217;s dismissal.
British media reported both Carrick and Solskjaer were in contention for the interim role this time around.

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