Michael Carrick will face the media TODAY for first time as Manchester United’s caretaker boss as former midfielder takes temporary charge following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking
Michael Carrick will face the media on Monday for the first time as Manchester United’s interim manager as he becomes the next former player to take temporary charge of the club after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked.
The first-team coach has stepped into the breach after United ended Solskjaer’s three-year reign following a run of poor results which included a 5-0 defeat to arch-rivals Liverpool and a derby loss to Manchester City before the final straw of the embarrassing 4-1 reverse at Watford.
Carrick’s first job as caretaker boss – while the club’s hierarchy find an interim manager to take them through to the end of the season – is to face the media on Monday ahead of a crucial Champions League tie in Villarreal.
Michael Carrick will face the media on Monday for the first time as Man United’s caretaker boss
Solskjaer, himself brought in as caretaker in December 2018 following Jose Mourinho’s exit before getting the job on a permanent basis, admitted he paid the penalty for not being able to ‘take the next step’ after some encouraging progress.
Last season United finished a distant second to Manchester City – 12 points behind in the Premier League – and lost the Europa League final to Villarreal after a marathon penalty shoot-out.
‘I wanted us to take the next step to challenge for the league, to win trophies… but unfortunately I couldn’t get the results we needed and it’s time for me to step aside,’ a clearly emotional Solskjaer told MUTV.
‘Second place last season…
Source : dailymail
