Ole Gunnar Solskjaer congratulated Michael Carrick on his derby day victory and wished him every success this season, despite being overlooked as a replacement for Ruben Amorim at Manchester United. Carrick got the nod ahead of Solskjaer to take over at United until the summer, with senior club staff believing the former England midfielder's on-the-pitch coaching was a decisive factor. That did not stop Solskjaer commending his former team-mate - and someone who was part of his own coaching team during almost three years in charge from 2018 - after the 2-0 win against rivals City last weekend. We've been through a lot together, so he's been fully supportive as you would expect. He wished us all the best and was happy that we got the right result."

Source: BBC January 24, 2026 22:43 UTC