Carrick’s Surge Puts United in Fourth as Rival Clubs Circle and INEOS Sticks to Summer Call

Overview

• Manchester United beat Tottenham 2-0 for a fourth consecutive league victory, moving up to fourth under interim head coach Michael Carrick.
• INEOS intends to wait until the summer before making a permanent appointment, despite calls to confirm Carrick now.
• Carrick’s interim brief is to secure Champions League qualification, with fifth place potentially enough due to England’s coefficient.
• Reports relayed by TEAMtalk and Football Insider say Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Fulham are tracking Carrick with a view to summer moves.
• Further reporting notes the managers at those clubs — Andoni Iraola, Oliver Glasner and Marco Silva — are also under consideration by United’s hierarchy.