Michael Carrick has revealed the noticeable difference in how Manchester United are performing under him since his return to Old Trafford as interim head coach.
The 44-year-old Manchester United legend was appointed interim boss until the end of the 2025-26 campaign after the sacking of Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford.
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United have enjoyed a stunning run of form since Carrick took his place in the Old Trafford hot seat, with the Red Devils winning four of their last five league matches.
Carrick kicked off his interim head coach reign by leading the Red Devils to victories over the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal, Fulham and Tottenham in recent weeks.
The former Red Devils and England midfielder avoided his first defeat as interim manager on Tuesday, with Man Utd and West Ham playing out a 1-1 draw.
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Manchester United have climbed to fourth place under Michael Carrick and are mounting an effective challenge for the top four in the second half of the season.
Michael Carrick has only 12 Premier League matches remaining in his interim reign, with the United legend turning the Red Devils’ form around in a big way.
Speaking on Man Utd’s official podcast, Carrick admitted that it has been incredibly important for the Red Devils to show their raw emotions in their playing style.
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“Yeah, and I think that’s important, you know, and you kind of got to bottle it up somehow,” he said on Inside Carrington.
“And definitely when you’re playing, you’ve got to do it in a different way. Sometimes you’ve got to use that fire and that aggression.
“Wes [Brown] tells you about the aggression, you know, sometimes it’s a tackle, where sometimes you’ve got to feel it on the pitch.
“Obviously, for us, the emotion is getting decisions right. And then obviously a goal, you’ve got to celebrate goals.”
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Carrick’s men rescued a Premier League point at the London Stadium earlier this week, with Benjamin Sesko netting an equaliser for Man Utd against West Ham.
The former Middlesbrough manager insisted that United’s dramatic equaliser in second-half injury time was a “real positive” from his experience as interim boss.
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“Some goals are bigger than others and you’ve got to feel that,” Carrick continued.
“We’re not here to flatline and just get through things, you know, you’ve got to have that wave and feel it.
“And, of course, from a coach’s point of view, you like to be in more control and things to go to plan all the time.
“But actually, that kind of magical feeling and mystique of what’s going to happen and the excitement, the anticipation, that’s what we’re all about, you know.
“And even like the West Ham game, getting a late goal to take some from the game, it’s a real positive for us. And we need to carry that on.”
United will now return to Premier League action on 23rd February, with the Red Devils visiting Goodison Park to face Everton at an 8pm UK kick-off time.
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