Overview
- Former goalkeeper David De Gea, speaking Friday to TNT Sports, called Michael Carrick's work 'unbelievable' and said he hopes United clinch a Champions League spot.
- United have taken 23 points from 10 league games under Carrick with seven wins and one loss, lifting the team to third and putting Europe within reach.
- Sky Sports reports the club will decide at season's end and has only spoken to Carrick so far, with the interim boss saying he is used to the Old Trafford pressure and already helping plan summer needs.
- Captain Bruno Fernandes credits a shift back to a 4-2-3-1, new roles for certain players, tighter defending, and better finishing for the upturn, while winger Amad says Carrick is the 'right man'.
- Multiple outlets say top external targets look unavailable, with Thomas Tuchel and Carlo Ancelotti committed elsewhere and reports that Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique are tied up, which raises Carrick's chances if United secure Champions League qualification.