Man Utd keen to avoid a repeat of Ruben Amorim as Michael Carrick appointed until the end of the season - Reporter Notebook
13 January 2026, 20:51 | Updated: 13 January 2026, 21:27
Manchester United have gone with Michael Carrick as head coach until the end of the season, as Rob Dorsett and Danyal Khan break down why the club's hierarchy and Jason Wilcox landed on the appointment...
When Ruben Amorim was sacked last week, people close to him told us the Portuguese coach had been surprised - and struggled - with the sheer volume of noise in and around Old Trafford. Amorim confided in his friends to say how impossible it was to fully prepare or predict what the unique challenges were of being the main man at Manchester United.
United's bosses weren't about to make the same mistake twice.
That is why United's shortlist of candidates for the interim head coach position was made up entirely of United old-boys. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Carrick were to the fore.
- Man Utd appoint Carrick as head coach until the end of the season
- Transfer Centre LIVE! | Man Utd news & transfers
