This is the news released by Hupu on May 1. It was jointly reported by reporters from The Times in Manchester and London, that is, reporters from Manchester United and Chelsea. The report pointed out that Michael Carrick performed very well when he served as the interim coach of Manchester United, which left a very deep impression on the club's senior management. Based on this, he has become a popular candidate for the official coach of Manchester United.
It is understood that the final decision on who will coach the team next season has not been made. This decision will be announced after the end of this season. However, according to the "Times", Carrick leads the team to be only two points away from qualifying for the Champions League with four rounds of competition remaining, which puts him in a favorable position.
When Manchester United sacked Ruben Amorim in January, they were in sixth place. However, Carrick was in charge for 13 games, and in these 13 games, they only lost 10 points. Currently, the team is ranked third, 3 points ahead of Liverpool. This Sunday, Manchester United will face Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Anthony Illaura, a Bournemouth native, is among the other potential candidates who have been approached and their qualifications will be discussed by the board, but Carrick has earned praise for his performances so far.
Since Carrick took charge of Manchester United on a six-month contract in January, United have gained more points than any other team in the Premier League, 29 points.
There is an ambitious coach from the Basque Country, Iola, who has also received an invitation from Chelsea. Iola coached Bournemouth for three years and achieved quite remarkable results.
Last week, Chelsea sacked Liam Rossinier after just three months in charge. Given the turmoil at Stamford Bridge, Illaura needs to be convinced that taking over the Chelsea job is worth it.
Chelsea want to conduct "a period of self-reflection" before appointing their next manager, and have also scouted Fulham's Marco Silva and former Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso. However, their coaching selection is still at an extremely early stage, and as it stands, it is not expected that a final decision will be made before the end of the season.
Thomas Tuchel has made the decision to renew his contract with the English team, and Paris Saint-Germain is confident that Luis Enrique, one of Europe's top coaches, will renew his contract with the Ligue 1 club that has reached the Champions League semi-finals. These circumstances have increased the possibility of Carrick becoming the official head coach of Manchester United.
The idea is to negotiate with the national team coach during the World Cup, which does not have attractive qualities, so someone like Germany's Julian Nagelsmann is at a disadvantage.
Under ideal circumstances, Manchester United hopes to determine the head coach as soon as possible after the end of this season to prepare for the next season.
Oliver Glasner, who will leave Crystal Palace this summer, has also been linked to the position of Manchester United coach. However, appointing someone like him or Iraura in the past would actually mean overturning the work carried out by Carrick and his coaching team in the past three months.
The positive influence of Steve Holland, Carrick's experienced assistant, has been noted and is widely credited by other managers with helping to build unity in the squad.
Several players at Manchester United have publicly stated how much they hope Carrick can officially take up the coaching position. Privately, they are also deeply excited about the changes the 44-year-old former Manchester United midfielder has made since he took up the job.
The adjustment to a four-back formation is quite suitable for Manchester United. Off the field, the players are very happy with Carrick's move to reduce the training time. The training time during Amorim's coaching period is long, and reducing the time will allow the players to have more rest time. They also like the delayed arrival of the team bus at Old Trafford on match days, so they have less time to wait before kick-off.
Manchester United has a new manager, who will have a considerable amount of transfer capital. This is because the club has the possibility of earning up to 100 million pounds from qualifying for the Champions League, and may also net 20 million pounds from the pre-season European tour.
Casemiro, whose annual salary exceeds 18 million pounds, will leave the team when his contract expires. Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malaysia also have such high salaries.
Selling Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Hoylen, Andre Onana and Joshua Zirkzee can bring more funds to the club. Decisions also need to be made on the retention of Manuel Ugarte and Altai Bayindil.
There is the possibility of Manchester United bringing in two midfielders, with Elliott Anderson being their priority. However, they will not pay the £120 million transfer fee Nottingham Forest marked for the 23-year-old England international. They have also paid attention to Aston Villa striker Morgan Rogers.
If Zirkzee leaves the team, Manchester United will introduce another forward to compete with Benjamin Sheshko for the main position.
At the recent training camp held in County Kildare, Amad Diallo was the first player to publicly support Carrick. "We feel that he is the right choice (head coach)." Amad said when talking about Carrick, who has played 464 times for Manchester United, "He knows the club and has played for the club and has extensive coaching experience."
He arrived here not long ago, but his performance was truly outstanding. And his relationship with the players is also quite good. Sometimes, all you need is a manager like this to take the club to the top again.
At the end of the season, I think the club will make a decision. To be honest, we are quite happy to have him as the head coach. His performance is very good.