Michael Carrick is Man Utd's only choice: Interim boss must be given permanent role after record-equalling form and lack of Red Devils alternatives

Richard Martin Mon, 2 March 2026 at 1:00 pm UTC·9 min read When Roy Keane claimed in January that Michael Carrick should not get the Manchester United job permanently even if he wins every game until the end of the season, it was easy to think that the hypothetical scenario he painted would never be tested. But the man who inherited the famous No.16 shirt from the polemical Irishman at Old Trafford and thus unwillingly became his sworn enemy is holding Keane to his word. Interim boss Carrick has overseen an incredible run of six wins in seven matches while remaining unbeaten, which, coupled with his win and a draw from his stint as caretaker manager in 2021 after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was...