Michael Carrick is enjoying a flawless start to his time as Manchester United interim head coach and soon he could be rewarded with an impressive accolade.
With three wins from his first three matches, Michael Carrick could not have dreamed up a better start to his Manchester United tenure.
Carrick’s return was made on the premise that he would only take charge until the end of the season, when a new permanent appointment is expected.
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But United fans want Carrick to stay, and the longer his winning streak extends, the more pressure is applied to Ineos to keep him on.
Michael Carrick’s unique Manager of the Month feat
United went unbeaten in the month of January, starting with two draws under Ruben Amorim followed by back-to-back wins over Manchester City and Arsenal under Carrick.
As a result, Carrick has been nominated for Manager of the Month for January. He is up against Sean Dyche (Nottingham Forest), Andoni Iraola (Bournemouth) and Liam Rosenior (Chelsea) as his competition.
Interestingly, only six managers have ever previously won the award while carrying an interim status.
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One is former United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who won it in January 2019 following a brilliant start to his interim spell.
Darren Moore, Mike Jackson, Mike Phelan, Rafa Benitez and Phil Thompson have also won the award while not being the club’s permanent appointment.
Michael Carrick is on brink of matching Ruben Amorim
It is difficult to shy away from comparisons to Ruben Amorim considering Carrick has inherited the exact same squad as the Portuguese head coach.
During his 14-month spell in charge of United, Amorim won the Manager of the Month award in October 2025 after his three-match winning streak with the Red Devils.
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Carrick is a frontrunner for the January award considering the level of opposition he beat after taking charge of United.
He has already been part of Solskjaer’s coaching staff which won the award, but now he has a chance to scoop his very own accolade as interim.
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