Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty)Manchester United are leaning towards making an external managerial appointment despite Michael Carrick’s impressive return to Old Trafford. Manchester United were sixth in the Premier League when they decided to pull the plug on former boss Ruben Amorim, who had a disappointing 14-month reign. Carrick’s tenure as caretaker manager started with impressive wins over title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal, before United beat Fulham and Tottenham. I asked the club what is the official position of the football club in terms of what you’re saying publicly to everybody else. ‘That’s only going to build the more that he wins and the more that he gets closer to Champions League football.

Source: Metro February 12, 2026 13:10 UTC