Michael Carrick’s reign as Manchester United manager is in full swing amid the Red Devils legend leading the Premier League club’s pre-season tour this summer.
The 44-year-old former Middlesbrough boss returned to the dugout for the first time this month after Manchester United’s opening summer tour clash against Wrexham.
Following Man Utd’s 1-0 defeat to Wrexham at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium last Saturday, the Red Devils returned to pre-season action on Friday evening.
Michael Carrick watched the Red Devils bounce back at the Lerkendal Stadion in Trondheim after Man Utd inflicted a crushing 5-0 defeat on Rosenborg.
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Following Manchester United’s encounter with Rosenborg at the Lerkendal Stadion in Norway, Michael Carrick’s men will now visit Sweden to face Atletico Madrid.
Carrick was appointed Man Utd manager permanently back in May and the Red Devils boss has one win and one defeat under his belt during the pre-season tour.
The United legend is the only Red Devils boss to have lost one of their opening two pre-season matches when his stats are compared with the last three managers.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag both won their first two matches in their first Man Utd pre-seasons, while Ruben Amorim picked up a victory and a draw in his reign.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (2019): 2-0 vs Perth Glory & 4-0 vs Leeds United
- Erik ten Hag (2022): 4-0 vs Liverpool & 4-1 vs Melbourne Victory
- Ruben Amorim (2025): 0-0 vs Leeds United & 2-1 vs West Ham United
- Michael Carrick (2026): 0-1 vs Wrexham & 5-0 vs Rosenborg
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Michael Carrick’s reaction after Man Utd’s 5-0 steamrolling of Rosenborg speaks volumes
Carrick was thrilled with the positives from Man Utd’s latest pre-season clash, including the Red Devils maintaining a clean sheet and not suffering any injuries.
“Clean sheet, scoring goals, and everyone, by the looks of it, coming through injury-free is what you want at this stage, really,” he told MUTV, as per Manchester United’s official website.
“As much as we want everything to improve and performances to be better all the time, I think keeping players fit and progressing through pre-season is as important as anything.
“So, two games in, two weeks in, I think we can take where we are and we’re pretty happy.
“The second half, the younger players coming on, I thought they were fantastic. They played as a team really well and deserve what they got second half.”
Man Utd will meet La Liga side Atletico Madrid at the Strawberry Arena in Solna on 1st August, with kick-off slated for 2pm UK time.
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